Travel to the Irish National Botanic Gardens

the purpose of a botanic garden is to
preserve plant species for study hi I’m
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking
a look at the world class Irish national
botanic garden the Irish national
botanic garden is the perfect place for
a stroll founded in 1795 the site sits
on 27 acres or nineteen point five
hectares of land there are over 20,000
different species of plants housed at
the site 300 of these species are
endangered and six are completely
extinct the botanic gardens are also
home to greenhouses of notable
architectural interest namely the palm
house this recently restored greenhouse
is found near the curvilinear range one
of the most important surviving glass
houses in Europe the botanic garden is a
tourist attraction and popular with
residents it is also used for research
and horticultural training whether it’s
flowers architecture or history you seek
the Irish national botanic gardens are
sure to be a great destination to visit
while in Ireland