The Jardim Botânico de Curitiba, in

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, or the Botanical Garden of Curitiba, in

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, also known as the "Jardim Botânico Fanchette Rischbieter", is a

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located in the

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Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...

- the

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of the

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of Paraná, and the biggest city in

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. It is the major tourist attraction and landmark of the city, and it houses part of the campus of the

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. The international identification code is CURIT. Opened in 1991, Curitiba's trademark

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was created in the style of French gardens. Once by the portal of entry, one may see extensive gardens in the French style amidst fountains, waterfalls and lakes, and the main greenhouse of 458 square meters, which shelters in its interior, specimens of plants characteristic of

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s. It rolls out its carpet of flowers to the visitors right at the entrance. The park occupies 240.000 m² in area. The principal

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, in an

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style with a modern metallic structure, resembles the mid-19th century

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. The Botanic Museum, which provides a national reference collection of

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, attracts researchers from all over the world. It includes many botanic

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from the moist

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s of eastern Brazil. CuritibaJardimBotanicoSkyline

The native forest is filled with paths for strolling. Behind the greenhouse is the Museum of Franz Krajcber

the

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artist who took up the cause of

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; with 1,320 square meters of area, divided into multimedia classrooms, an auditorium with 60 seats and lounge with several exhibitions of works donated by visual artists, represented by sculptures and reliefs, as well as photographs, videos, publications and educational materials. CWBBotanicoCopa2010

In the other side of the park is the Botanical Museum, a wooden building whose main entrance is reached through a wooden bridge. The Botanical Museum of Curitiba has the fourth largest

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in the country. In front of the construction there is a pond with

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s, etc., and around the building there is a lake, an auditorium, a library, an expositions area, a theatre, tennis courts and a cycle track.

Album

Image:Jardim Botânico Fanchette Rischbieter em Curitiba 03.jpg, The garden Image:Antiga.JardimBotanicoCuritiba.JPG, In the inaugural year Image:'JardimBotanico.BotanicalGarden.CuritibaParanaBrasilBrazil.JPG, The French gardens Image:MuseuBotanico.Curitiba.JPG, Botanic Museum Image:JardimBotanicoCuritiba.jpg, "A Mãe" (''"The Mother"'') sculpture Image:PlantasEstufaJardimBotânicoCuritiba.JPG,

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s inside the greenhouse Image:JardimBotanicoCuritiba.plantasdecuritiba.JPG, Garden with native flowers Image:Espa o Cultural Frans Krajcberg - Curitiba (40833438).jpg, Inside the Frans Krajcberg

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References

External links

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