World Heritage Identification Number: 1483
World Heritage since: 2015
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇸🇬 Singapore
Continent: Asia
UNESCO World Region: Asia and the Pacific
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A Journey Through Time: The Singapore Botanic Gardens - A UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Singapore Botanic Gardens, established in 1859, stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of horticulture, biodiversity conservation, and scientific research in Southeast Asia. This 166-year-old tropical garden, nestled within the bustling Orchard Road shopping district of Singapore, is not just a verdant oasis amidst urban sprawl; it is a living chronicle of the region's natural, cultural, and historical evolution. In recognition of its unique significance, the Singapore Botanic Gardens was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Situated at the heart of the city of Singapore, the site demonstrates the evolution of a British tropical colonial botanic garden that has become a modern world-class scientific institution used for both conservation and education. The cultural landscape includes a rich variety of historic features, plantings and buildings that demonstrate the development of the garden since its creation in 1859. It has been an important centre for science, research and plant conservation, notably in connection with the cultivation of rubber plantations, in Southeast Asia since 1875.
Encyclopedia Record: Singapore Botanic Gardens
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is a 166-year-old tropical garden located at the fringe of the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore. It is one of three gardens, and the only tropical garden, to be honoured as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Botanic Gardens has been ranked Asia's top park attraction since 2013, by TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards. It was declared the inaugural Garden of the Year by the International Garden Tourism Awards in 2012.Additional Site Details
Area: 49 hectares
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
Coordinates: 1.3152777778 , 103.8161111111
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