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Royal Botanical Gardens

kandy,central province
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About Royal Botanical Gardens
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is near the Mahaweli River (the longest in Sri Lanka). It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture. Thereafter, the groundwork for a botanical garden was formed by Alexandar Moon in 1821. He used the garden for coffee and cinnamon plants. The Botanical Garden at Peradeniya was formally established in 1843 with plants brought from Kew Garden, Slave Island, Colombo, and the Kalutara Garden in Kalutara. The Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya was made more independent and expanded under George Gardner as superintendent in 1844. On Gardner's death in 1849 George Henry Kendrick Thwaites became superintendent. He served until he resigned in 1879, when he was succeeded by Henry Trimen, who served until 1895. There are avenues in the River Drive such as Cook's Pine Avenue, Palmyra Palm Avenue, Double Coconut Avenue, Cabbage Avenue, and Royal Palm Avenue. The classical Avenue of Palms is in this Garden. One item with a significant history is the Cannonball Tree planted by King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary in 1901. It is often laden with fruit, which are thought to resemble cannonballs.
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How to reach Royal Botanical Gardens?

Royal Botanical Gardens is located in kandy,central_province

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Negombo
to Royal Botanical Gardens distance
84.2 km
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
to Royal Botanical Gardens distance
87.5 km
Pita Kotte
to Royal Botanical Gardens distance
87.6 km
Colombo
to Royal Botanical Gardens distance
90.8 km
Galkissa
to Royal Botanical Gardens distance
94.7 km
Moratuwa
to Royal Botanical Gardens distance
96.4 km
Jaffna
to Royal Botanical Gardens distance
274.6 km
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  • Where is Royal Botanical Gardens located?
    Royal Botanical Gardens is located in kandy central_province.
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