Palmengarten

Also known as Palmengarten Frankfurt

The Palmengarten is one of two botanical gardens in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is located in the Westend-Süd district. It covers a surface of 22 hectares. It is a major tourist attraction.

Key facts

Park.name: Palmengarten
Park.native_name: Palmengarten
Park.native_name_lang: deu
Park.photo: Eingang_Palmengarten_Frankfurt.JPG
Park.photo_caption: Main entrance at Siesmayerstraße
Park.location: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Park.map_image: FFM Palmengarten-Karte 1887.jpg
Park.map_caption: Detail of a town map created in 1887
Park.type: Botanical garden
Park.mapframe zoom: 14
Park.founder: Siesmayers Actiengesellschaft
Park.designer: Heinrich Siesmayer
Park.etymology: German word for "palm garden"
Park.owner: Frankfurt
Park.visitation_num: 596,934
Park.visitation_year: 2015
Park.open: February–October: 9 am–6 pmNovember–January: 9 am–4 pm
Park.status: open

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Contents

History
Collection
The Rose garden
Palmenhaus
Rhododendrongarten
The rockery
Heather garden
Bush garden
The flower house
The alpine house
Steppe meadow
The subantarctic house
The Tropicarium
Cactus garden
See also
References
Further reading
External links

The Palmengarten is one of two botanical gardens in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is located in the Westend-Süd district. It covers a surface of 22 hectares. It is a major tourist attraction.

== History == thumb|left|Frankfurt Palm Garden in cica 1890–1900 thumb|left|Bond of the Palmengarten-Gesellschaft, issued 1 July 1898