Carlos Thays Botanical Garden
Carlos Thays was a French landscape artist who arrived in Buenos Aires at the age of 40 and changed the aspect of the city in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. A number of parks were built and older ones were refurbished under his direction. But the botanical garden was his pet project.
You may take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy the landscape from a park seat in this beautiful, 18-acre botanical garden. This calm sanctuary entices tourists with its diverse array of vegetation, as well as stunning statues, trickling brooks, buzzing dragonflies, and an organic vegetable garden.
The garden, a genuine green lung of the city, is a charming mingling of three diverse landscape types. The symmetry of 17th century French gardens collides with the brightness of Oriental gardens filled with uncommon Asian species. The Roman gardens, filled with soaring cypress and poplars, host a rare type of tree discovered in the Apennine mountain residence of First Century Roman naturalist Pliny the Younger. The calm park, a celebration of various nature and bright blossoms, is decorated with Roman God statuettes amidst water ponds and park chairs.
The park features five greenhouses in addition to a botanical library and museum. The largest, consisting of antique iron and glass and designed in the Art Nouveau style, was erected for the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition. It has conserved over 2500 tropical plants and is regarded as one of the world's most unique greenhouses.
- Google Rating: 4.6/5
- Opening Hours: Tue to Fri - 9:00 to 18:30, Sat to Sun - 9:30 to 18:30
- Website: https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/atractivo/botanical-garden
- Address: C1425 Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina
