Establishment of the First Ever Botanical Garden

The Senate of the Venetian Republic decreed that a suitable plot of land should be purchased for the University of Padova’s botanical garden. These were the origins of Padova’s Botanical Garden, the oldest university garden in the world to have retained its original location and layout over the centuries. This was granted shortly after Francesco Bonafede's request for the creation of a botanical garden was brought to the Venetian Republic back in 1543.

Padua Botanical Garden