Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2931CC715
Site Name
Botanical Gardens, Berea, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 15:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 15:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The memorial garden is in good condition Purpose:Date Unveiled: 1849Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Siyethemba Dlungwana
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The memorial serves as Africa’s oldest surviving botanical gardens, and has been in existence for more than 150 years and it is the city’s oldest public institution
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Unveiled Comment
The Natal Agriculture and Horticultural Society
Inscriptions
In 1848 members of the Natal Agriculture and Horticultural Society met at The Royal Hotel in Durban to found a botanical garden as part of the newly reestablished Kew Gardens in England. The Kew Gardens aimed to establish a series of botanical gardens across the globe which would assist in the introduction to plants of possible value
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.847541, 31.006714
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
Frankfort,Buffalo City,King William's Town.
Access details
Accessible to the public
Media
Media
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