The Lichtentaler Allee is a historic park and arboretum, set out as a 2.3 kilometer strolling avenue along the west bank of the river Oos in

Baden-Baden Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the border with Fra ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

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. It is open daily without charge. Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-184-Azalee-2015-gje.jpg, Azaleas Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-190-Rosskastanie-Oos-2020-gje.jpg, Chestnuts Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-530-Mammutbaum-2014-gje.jpg, Sequoia giganteum Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-158-Magnolie bei LA8-2014-gje.jpg, Magnolia Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-170-Rhododendron-2012-gje.jpg, Rhododendron Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-380-Ahorn vor Buche-2011-gje.jpg, Maple and beech Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-346-Platane-Eiche bei Brenners Parkhotel-2013-gje.jpg, Oak Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-394-Herbst-Cornaceae-Nyssa sylvatica-Tupelobaum-2014-gje.jpg, Nyssa sylvatica Baden-Baden-Laterne-60-Platane Fieserbruecke-gje.jpg, Sycamore The avenue is said to have begun in 1655 as path between the town market and Lichtenthal monastery. It was developed from 1850 to 1870 at the instigation of the casino Bénazet, and planted with a wide variety of trees and woody plants. Today the avenue contains about 300 types of native and exotic woody plants, including

alder Alders are trees comprising the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few sp ...

s, azaleas, chestnuts,

ginkgo ''Ginkgo'' is a genus of non-flowering seed plants. The scientific name is also used as the English name. The order to which it belongs, Ginkgoales, first appeared in the Permian, 270 million years ago, and is now the only living genus with ...

lime Lime commonly refers to: * Lime (fruit), a green citrus fruit * Lime (material), inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide * Lime (color), a color between yellow and green Lime may also refer to: Botany ...

magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...

maple ''Acer'' () is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated since http ...

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

s, and

sycamore Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek ' (''sūkomoros'') meaning "fig-mulberry". Species of trees known as sycamore: * ''Acer pseudoplata ...

s. The avenue terminates at its northwest end in a ''kurgarten'', and at the southeast in a

dahlia Dahlia (, ) is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico and Central America. A member of the Asteraceae (former name: Compositae) family of dicotyledonous plants, its garden relatives thus include the sunflower, ...

garden containing busts of

Clara Schumann Clara Josephine Schumann (; née Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence over the course of a ...

, Johannes Brahms, and

Robert Stolz Robert Elisabeth Stolz (25 August 188027 June 1975) was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music.Stanley Sadie Ed. (2002) ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', Oxford University Press Biogra ...

. Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-632-Benazetpavillon-Dahlienfreunde-2013-gje.jpg, Pavillon Bénazet Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-Clara Schumann-14-gje.jpg, Clara Schumann Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-Johannes Brahms-16-gje.jpg, Johannes Brahms Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-Robert Stolz-08-gje.jpg, Robert Stolz Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-622-Halskrausendahlie Collorette Princess-2012-gje.jpg, Dahlia Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-624-Balldahlie Sheila-2012-gje.jpg, Dahlia Baden-Baden-Lichtentaler Allee-630-Dahliengarten-2013-gje.jpg, Dahlia garden

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(de) Botanical gardens in Germany Gardens in Baden-Württemberg Baden-Baden {{Germany-garden-stub

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