Botanical Garden of Brussels

The Botanical Garden of Brussels (French: Jardin botanique de Bruxelles; Dutch: Kruidtuin van Brussel) is a former botanical garden in Brussels, Belgium. It was created in 1826 and stood on the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, near Brussels' Northern Quarter financial district, until its relocation in 1938 to the National Botanic Garden of Belgium in Meise, Flemish Brabant.

Botanical Garden of Brussels
  • Jardin botanique de Bruxelles (French)
  • Kruidtuin van Brussel (Dutch)
Botanical Garden of Brussels' main building, Le Botanique
TypePublic park
LocationSaint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′18″N 4°21′55″E
Created1826
Public transit access

Since 1984, the main orangery building has been a cultural complex and music venue of the French Community of Belgium known as Le Botanique. It can be accessed from Brussels-North railway station and Botanique/Kruidtuin metro station on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels Metro.

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