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Botanical Garden of Curitiba
The Jardim Botânico de Curitiba , in Portuguese , or the Botanical Garden of Curitiba , in English , is also known as the "Jardim Botânico Fanchette Rischbieter ". This is a park located in the city of Curitiba , the capital of the state of Paraná , and the biggest city in southern Brazil . It is the major tourist attraction of the city, and it houses part of the campus of the Federal University of Paraná . The international identification code is CURIT .
Opened in 1991, Curitiba's trademark botanical garden was created in the style of French gardens . Once the portal of entry, may be seen extensive gardens in the French style in the midst of fountains , waterfalls and lakes , and the main greenhouse of 458 square meters , which shelters in its interior, copies plants characteristic of tropical regions . It rolls out its carpet of flowers to the visitors right at the entrance. This occupies 240.000 m² in area . The principal greenhouse , in an art nouveau style with a modern metallic structure , resembles the the mid-19th century Crystal Palace in London . The Botanic Museum , which provides a national reference collection of native flora , attracts researchers from all over the world . It includes many botanic species from the moist Atlantic Forests of eastern Brazil .
The native forest is filled with paths for strolling. Behind the greenhouse is the Museum of Franz Krajcberg[1] , the Polish Brazilian artist who took up the cause of environmental conservation ; with 1,320 square meters of area, divided into multimedia classrooms , an auditorium with 60 seats and lounge with several exhibitions of works donated by visual artist, represented by sculptures and reliefs, as well as photographs , videos , publications and educational materials.
In the other side is the Botanical Museum, a wooden building which entrance using a bridge made of wood also. Actually, the Botanical Museum of Curitiba has the fourth largest herbarium in the country.[1] pond with carp , turtles , teal , herons , etc, and offers a lake , an auditorium , a library , an expositions area, a theatre , tennis courts and a cycle track.
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Sunset in Botanical Garden of Curitiba
Garden with native flowers
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