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The Denver Botanic Gardens is a public botanical garden located in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The 23-acre (93,000 m 2 ) park contains a conservatory, a variety of theme gardens and a sunken amphitheater , which hosts various concerts in the summer.
University of Denver: Denver: Andrews Arboretum: Boulder: Denver Botanic Gardens: Denver: Betty Ford Alpine Gardens: Vail: Gardens on Spring Creek: City of Fort Collins: Fort Collins: Hudson Gardens: Littleton: Montrose Botanic Gardens: Montrose: Shambhala Botanic Gardens: Red Feather Lakes: Western Colorado Botanical Gardens: Grand Junction ...
The tropical conservatory was designed in 1964 by Denver architects Victor Hornbein and Ed White Jr. and opened in 1966. Its structure consists of high, interlaced concrete arches inset with faceted Plexiglas panels, [1] which suitably honor benefactor Claude Boettcher of the Ideal Cement Company. [2] In 1973, it was awarded Denver Landmark status.
Cheesman Park is located in central Denver, southeast of downtown. The Park has inexact borders, as it is framed on three sides by private residences, but is located in the center of the Cheesman Park neighborhood, between Humboldt Street on the west, Race Street and Denver Botanic Gardens on the east, 13th Avenue on the north, and 8th Avenue on the south.
The Aurora site features a replica homestead village that includes two houses, a school house, blacksmith shop and chicken coop, a replica tipi camp, and 1,000 acres of shortgrass prairie. Special seasonal events and education programs are offered through the City of Aurora's naturalist program and the Denver Botanic Gardens. [6]
This list is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States. [3] [4] [5] The total number of botanical gardens recorded in the United States depends on the criteria used, and is in the range from 296 [6] to 1014. [3] The approximate number of living plant accessions recorded in these botanical gardens ...
The City and County of Denver has a formal historic designation program that establishes Denver landmarks. These are designated by ordinances of Denver's city council. [ 1 ] The first three sites so designated, on January 10, 1968, are the Emmanuel/Sherith Chapel , Constitution Hall (site) (destroyed by fire in 1977), and the Governor's Mansion .
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