Herbarium & Library Building - Royal Botanic Gardens

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Title

Herbarium & Library Building - Royal Botanic Gardens

Description

The terrazzo and glass Herbarium & Library building overlooks the NE corner of the Garden. Opened in 1964 and extended in 2005-6, it houses one of Europe?s largest botanical libraries and a collection of around 3 million preserved plant and fungi specimens, supporting the Garden?s global research, conservation and education programmes.

Source

edinburgh

Type

Museum

Identifier

1654

Spatial Coverage

current,55.96698,-3.205116;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

20A Inverleith Row

Place

Edinburgh

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

28/9/2019

OpeningTime1

13:00 - 16:00

Activities

Guided tours every 30 minutes; final tour at 3:30pm.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

11664

IsIncludedThisYear

Yes

Postcode

EH3 5LR

Citation

“Herbarium & Library Building - Royal Botanic Gardens,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1652.

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