| Botanic Garden Zuidas | |
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| Type | Botanical |
| Location | Amsterdam,Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°19′57″N4°51′38″E / 52.3326°N 4.8606°E /52.3326; 4.8606 |
| Area | 1 hectare (10,000 m2) |
| Opened | 1967 (1967) |
| Owned by | Vrije Universiteit |
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| Public transit access | VU medisch centrum |
| Website | Botanic Garden Zuidas |
TheBotanic Garden Zuidas (Dutch: Botanische tuin Zuidas) is abotanical garden belonging toVrije Universiteit inAmsterdam,Netherlands. It was established in 1967 for the purpose of education and research for the Biology faculty. It is situated behind theUniversity Medical Centre, and includes a garden area of about 1 hectare (2.5 acres) of which about 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft) is occupied byglass-houses. Since 1988, the garden no longer has an educational function, but the property is still owned and supported by the university.[1]
The collection includes about 10,000 species, such as varieties of hardyferns,cacti andsucculents. There is also a collection ofcarnivorous plants andorchids. The garden also accommodates a collection of trees, shrubs and tub plants, among other things.
There is international collaboration with over 500 botanical gardens and numerousBiblical gardens worldwide.
The garden's existence was threatened in 2009, when plans for an expansion of the university hospital called for it to be removed.[1] In 2010, after widespread popular protest, the VU announced the garden could remain.[2] Since then, the hospital has changed its building plans and will now construct its new buildings around the garden, with the garden itself acting as acourtyard.[3] The garden's accessibility will be improved so that hospital patients will be able to enjoy it.
In 2016 the garden changed its name fromHortus Botanicus Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (which was often abbreviated toVU-Hortus) to its current name, after the better knownZuidas development area it is in.
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