Advantages: A place of refuge in a busy city! Disadvantages: Would be better if it had a roof!
Botanic Gardens has a Tropical Ravine (built in 1887) and a Victorian Palm house (built in 1839)as well as beautiful rose gardens, colourful flowerbeds, variety of trees, all of which combine to provide an exotic environment. Only a few minutes(5-10)walk from the city centre it really is a place of beauty an refuge in the midst of a busy city. A place to lose yourself in a busy day! And perhaps if - although not likely - you could find yourself a ... ...likley to rainbathe! Botanic Gardens is located beside The Queen's University of Belfast and Ulster Museum on the Stranmillis Road in Belfast both of which are well worth a visit.
The Palm House is one of the earliest examples of a curvilinear and cast iron glasshouse. The foundation stone of the Belfast Palm House was laid on 22 June 1839 by the Marquis of Donegall at a ceremony at which no intoxicating drink was provided. By the following year ...
Kram_Eniarrol 28.07.2003
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