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. |