Kiev Botanical Gardens
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The A.V. Fomin Botanical Garden is located in Kiev
, the capital of Ukraine
. In 1839 the Kiev Taras Shevchenko University
opened its own botanical garden. The botanical garden is 22.5 hectares (0.225 km²), with 8,000 plant species, including 143 recorded in the Ukraine's Red Book of Rare Species. In 1977, a 30 meter (98 ft.) high glass greenhouse was built inside the garden, which houses the oldest palm trees in Ukraine. In 1935, the garden was named after the academician
A.V. Fomin, who directed the garden for years. The vestibule of the Kiev Metro
station Universytet
, is located on the northern edge of the garden, which was opened in 1960.(Google Maps link).
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, the capital of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. In 1839 the Kiev Taras Shevchenko University
Kiev University
Taras Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , colloquially known in Ukrainian as KNU is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is the third oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and Kharkiv University. Currently, its structure...
opened its own botanical garden. The botanical garden is 22.5 hectares (0.225 km²), with 8,000 plant species, including 143 recorded in the Ukraine's Red Book of Rare Species. In 1977, a 30 meter (98 ft.) high glass greenhouse was built inside the garden, which houses the oldest palm trees in Ukraine. In 1935, the garden was named after the academician
Academician
The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries, it is an honorary title. There also exists a lower-rank title, variously translated Corresponding Member or Associate Member, .-Eastern Europe and China:"Academician" may also be a functional...
A.V. Fomin, who directed the garden for years. The vestibule of the Kiev Metro
Kiev Metro
The Kiev Metro is a metro system that is the mainstay of Kiev's public transport. It was the first rapid transit system in Ukraine and the third one built in the USSR . It now has three lines with a total length of 63.7 kilometres and 49 stations...
station Universytet
Universytet (Kiev Metro)
Universytet is a station on Kiev Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened as part of the first stage of the Metro in 1960, and is named after the Kiev State University...
, is located on the northern edge of the garden, which was opened in 1960.(Google Maps link).