Timeline

17 June 1715

 

Founding of the Karlsruhe residential palace

1718-1723

 

Construction of three orangeries with garden complexes

1722

 

Moving of the Baden residence to Karlsruhe

Around 1800

 

Alternation of the pleasure garden and the palace part in the English style

From 1808

 

New Botanical Garden on former "Holzplatz" (wood area) to the west of the palace, rebuilding of the greenhouses

in 1854-57

 

Redesigning of the Botanical Garden and rebuilding of all plant houses

1863-1871

 

Load-bearing sections of the greenhouses are provided with an iron structure

1918

 

Dissolving of the palace garden. Plants of the Botanical Garden either landed on the compost pile, were sold or were brought to other botanical gardens

ab 1919

 

Previous Botanical Garden with greenhouses was assigned to the teaching activities of the Technical College in Karlsruhe

bis 2. Weltkrieg

 

Greenhouses were stocked with plants again and outdoor area tended to; the entire garden was opened to the general public

Winter 1944/45

 

Greenhouses demolished by bombs and fires; existing plants almost completely destroyed

1950

 

Start of the new planting of the outdoor area

bis 1951

 

Rebuilding of the Orangery

1952-1956

 

Rebuilding of the greenhouses

1986

 

The Botanical Garden in Karlsruhe is part of the Staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg.

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Technische Beratung, Gestaltung, Konzept und Umsetzung: Ralf Gatzki und Friederike Rook