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  2. Melbourne Observatory - Wikipedia

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    Melbourne Observatory is an observatory located on a hill adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. The observatory commenced operations in 1863 and was decommissioned from official Government work in 1945. The observatory has since continued as an astronomical observatory and remains open to the public. [1]

  3. University of Illinois Conservatory and Plant Collection

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    The University of Illinois Conservatory and Plant Collection is a 2,000-square-foot (190 m 2) conservatory and botanical garden located in the Plant Sciences Laboratory Greenhouses, on the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus, 1201 South Dorner Drive, Urbana, Illinois. The conservatory is generally open to the public daily when ...

  4. Conservatory of Flowers - Wikipedia

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    The Conservatory of Flowers is a greenhouse and botanical garden that houses a collection of rare and exotic plants in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. With construction having been completed in 1879, it is the oldest building in the park.

  5. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Wikipedia

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    Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (RBGV) are botanic gardens across two sites–Melbourne and Cranbourne. [1] Melbourne Gardens was founded in 1846 when land was reserved on the south side of the Yarra River for a new botanic garden. It extends across 38 hectares (94 acres) [2] that slope to the river with trees, garden beds, lakes and lawns.

  6. University of California Botanical Garden - Wikipedia

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    The University of California Botanical Garden is a 34-acre (13.7 ha) botanical garden located on the University of California, Berkeley campus, in Strawberry Canyon. The garden is in the Berkeley Hills, inside the city boundary of Oakland, with views overlooking the San Francisco Bay. It is one of the most diverse plant collections in the ...

  7. Belle Isle Conservatory - Wikipedia

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    The park itself consists of 13 acres (5.3 hectares) of preserved land for the conservatory and its botanical garden. [1] Opened in 1904, the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is the oldest continually-running conservatory in the United States. [1] [2] It is named for Anna Scripps Whitcomb, who left her collection of 600 orchids to Detroit in ...

  8. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens - Wikipedia

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    Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden set in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a City of Pittsburgh historic landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4] The gardens were founded in 1893 by steel and real-estate magnate Henry Phipps Jr. as

  9. Franklin Park Conservatory - Wikipedia

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    Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden and conservatory located in Columbus, Ohio.It is open daily and an admission fee is charged. Today, it is a horticultural and educational institution showcasing exotic plant collections, special exhibitions, and Dale Chihuly artworks.