ELTE Fűvészkert
ELTE Fűvészkert is Hungary’s first botanical garden, founded in 1771 to support medical education and plant research. After several moves, it reached its present home in 1847.
Paths lead through beds of native and exotic plants, with about 8,000 species growing among the trees and glasshouses. More than 150 protected Hungarian varieties form part of its living collection. The Victoria House, the first structure of its kind in Hungary, shelters giant water lilies from the Amazon and Paraguay. A nineteenth-century palm house holds tropical plants, orchids, and cacti beneath its high glass ceiling.
Ginkgo trees more than 150 years old stand beside routes designed for research, conservation, and learning. Wheelchair access makes these collections easier to explore, while city birds share the garden with scientists. The palm house also appears as a refuge in The Paul Street Boys, linking its plants to Hungarian literary memory.
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