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The Botanic Gardens has been ranked Asia's top park attraction since 2013, by TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards. [2] It was declared the inaugural Garden of the Year by the International Garden Tourism Awards in 2012. The Botanic Gardens was founded at its present site in 1859 by the Agri-horticultural Society.
Botanic Gardens MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the Circle line (CCL) and the Downtown line (DTL). Situated in Tanglin, Singapore, the station is located northwest of the Singapore Botanic Gardens at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Cluny Park Road.
The National Orchid Garden is located in the Central Core of the gardens. Located on the highest hill in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, three hectares of landscaped slopes provide a setting for over 1,000 species and 2,000 hybrids, with about 600 species and hybrids on display.
Botanical gardens in Singapore have collections consisting entirely of Singapore native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Singapore, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.
Plans for a children's garden in the Singapore Botanic Gardens were first announced in 2005. [2] The garden opened on 1 October 2007, becoming the first children's garden in Asia, costing $7 million to construct. [3] Following the 2ha expansion in 2017, the garden became the largest children's garden in Asia. [4] [5]
Inverturret, also known as 7 Gallop Road, is a historic bungalow in the Gallop Extension of the Singapore Botanical Gardens.Previously the residence of the Air Officer Commanding the Far East Air Force and the residence of the French consul-general, the bungalow currently houses the Botanical Art Gallery.
Swan Lake is an artificial lake located at the Singapore Botanic Gardens in Singapore. [1] It was formerly also known as the Main Lake or the First Lake. It was constructed in 1866, shortly after the Gardens formation. It is considered to be the oldest ornamental water-feature in Singapore. Swan Lake (Singapore)
Burkill Hall is a historic bungalow in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. It is the last Anglo-Malayan plantation-style house in the region and possibly in the world ...