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The view of the Botanical Building with the Lily Pond and Lagoon in the foreground is one of the most photographed scenes in Balboa Park and a “must-see” destination in San Diego. Built for the 1915-16 Exposition, along with the adjacent Lily Pond and Lagoon, the historic building is one of the largest lath structures in the world. The Botanical Building plantings include more than 2,100 permanent plants, featuring fascinating collections of cycads, ferns, orchids, other tropical plants and palms. The Botanical Building also presents some of the Park’s vibrant seasonal flower displays.
Another visit to Botanic Gardens station in the west end of Glasgow on Sunday 7 October 2007. You can see a wee bit of film footage on youtube at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVmaZnRS9nQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p1VbLSepNQ
Botanics Garden Station was on the old Glasgow Central Railway www.railscot.co.uk/Glasgow_Central_Railway/frame.htm which opened in 1896.The last passenger train stopped at Botanic Gardens Station on 6 February 1939.(Although freight trains ran along this section of track until the Beeching cuts in 1964). And yet, the station and the platforms are remarkably well preserved. In the mid 1990s, Strathclyde Passenger Transport www.spt.co.uk had very ambitious plans to re-open the station and tunnels as part of far-reaching "Strathclyde Tram" proposals. But the plans came to nothing. You can read more about the station's relatively short life and see more pictures at: www.railscot.co.uk**Recent news** There are plans to turn the old station into a nightclub ! Visit www.theherald.co.uk/news/transport/display.var.1476976.0....
Also, more information at : www.kilmeny.vispa.com/kirklee.htm
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The Madeira Botanical Garden houses more than 2000 exotic plants from all continents, some of which endangered in their places of origin. Due to the increasing loss of biodiversity and habitats all over the world, this space also has a research and conservation area, with the mission of preserving endangered species.
Quinta do Bom Sucesso, home to the Madeira Botanical Garden, was established in 1881 by the Reid family and is now open to the public, allowing visitors to enjoy this world tour of the plant kingdom.
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St. Louis is an independent city and inland port in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is situated along the western bank of the Mississippi River, which marks Missouri's border with Illinois. The Missouri River merges with the Mississippi River just north of the city. These two rivers combined form the fourth longest river system in the world. The city had an estimated 2017 population of 308,626 and is the cultural and economic center of the St. Louis metropolitan area (home to nearly 3,000,000 people), which is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri, the second-largest in Illinois (after Chicago), and the 22nd-largest in the United States.
Before European settlement, the area was a regional center of Native American Mississippian culture. The city of St. Louis was founded in 1764 by French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau, and named after Louis IX of France. In 1764, following France's defeat in the Seven Years' War, the area was ceded to Spain and retroceded back to France in 1800. In 1803, the United States acquired the territory as part of the Louisiana Purchase. During the 19th century, St. Louis became a major port on the Mississippi River; at the time of the 1870 Census it was the fourth-largest city in the country. It separated from St. Louis County in 1877, becoming an independent city and limiting its own political boundaries. In 1904, it hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Summer Olympics.
The economy of metropolitan St. Louis relies on service, manufacturing, trade, transportation of goods, and tourism. Its metro area is home to major corporations, including Anheuser-Busch, Express Scripts, Centene, Boeing Defense, Emerson, Energizer, Panera, Enterprise, Peabody Energy, Ameren, Post Holdings, Monsanto, Edward Jones, Go Jet, Purina and Sigma-Aldrich. Nine of the ten Fortune 500 companies based in Missouri are located within the St. Louis metropolitan area. The city has also become known for its growing medical, pharmaceutical, and research presence due to institutions such as Washington University in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. St. Louis has two professional sports teams: the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball and the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. One of the city's iconic sights is the 630-foot (192 m) tall Gateway Arch in the downtown area.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Botanical_Garden
The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw. Its herbarium, with more than 6.6 million specimens, is the second largest in North America, behind that of the New York Botanical Garden. The Index Herbariorum code assigned to the herbarium is MO and it is used when citing housed specimens.
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(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Missouri) "ميزوري" "密苏里州" "मिसौरी" "ミズーリ" "미주리" "Миссури"
(St. Louis) "سانت لويس" "圣路易斯" "संत लुई" "セントルイス" "세인트루이스" "святой Луи"
"THERE was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,
The earth, and every common sight,
To me did seem
Apparell'd in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream. 5
It is not now as it hath been of yore;—
Turn wheresoe'er I may,
By night or day,
The things which I have seen I now can see no more." -- W. Wordsworth
Public Domain Book: Edwards' botanical register, or, Ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery ..
by Edwards, Sydenham, 1769?-1819
hardcover book with decorative floral botanical covers, 6-needle coptic stitching, decorative papers hug each signature.
Graphite and watercolor in Moleskine on location at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. I met up with the NY urban sketchers to see the famous cherry blossoms. Although the festival and peak is next weekend, it would have been impossible to move or see anything. As it was, the throngs of tourists were wall to wall. While we were sketching, there must have been a thousand people walking by, commenting on our sketches, and even taking pictures of us and our artwork! We were also joined by two very gifted sketchers from Oregon... neither of which knew each other. After lunch , we went next door to the Brooklyn Museum to see some extrodinary exhibits: John Singer Sargent watercolors, the museums collection of drawings and sketchbooks from mid 1700's to mid 1900's ( including Sargent and Homer), and the most amazing sculptures of Anatsui. It was a long and very inspiring day.