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Address Rua do Campo Alegre 1191, 4150-181 Porto, Portugal Hours Closed now Thursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMonday9AM–6PMTuesday9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PM Similar Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, Praia do Homem do Leme, Museu Romântico da Quinta, Porto City Park | ||
Jardim bot nico do porto
The Jardim Botânico do Porto (Porto Botanical Garden) is a botanical garden located in the gardens of the Campo Alegre Estate or Andresen House, in Porto, Portugal.
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History
In 1895, João Henrique Andresen purchased the Campo Alegre Estate. This Port wine dealer would later recuperate the gardens of the estate, imposing the romantic style that was popular at that time. Two members of the Andresen family would later become famous writers: Sophia de Mello Breyner and Ruben A., who lived in the estate and whose memories provide an historic record of the evolution of the gardens.
The Portuguese state acquired the estate in 1949, converting it in 1951 in the Porto Botanical Garden. Since then, it has been managed by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto and by the Gonçalo Sampaio Botanical Institute (which was later extinguished). The current head of the Botanical Garden is the landscape architect Teresa Andresen, a descendent of the former owners of the estate, with Professors Roberto Salema and Barreto Caldas da Costa preceding her.
Following the construction of roads and a university sports center, the property later lost 8 of its 12 hectares. In compensation, the Burmester Estate garden, with 1,8 hectares, is added to the Botanical Gardens.
Composition
The Botanical Garden currently includes: