Peter the Great Botanical Garden
Oldest botanical garden in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Summary
Peter the Great Botanical Garden is a botanical garden[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of botanical garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (349 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Petrogradsky District[3], Aptekarsky Ostrov Municipal Okrug[4], Saint Petersburg[5]
- Country: Russia[6], Russian Empire[7], Soviet Union[8], Tsardom of Russia[9]
- Located in or next to body of water: Great Nevka[10], Karpovka[11]
- Instance of: botanical collection[12], architectural landmark[13]
- Founder: Peter the Great[14]
- Part of: Komarov Botanical Institute[15]
- Commons category: Botanical Garden of V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute (Saint Petersburg)[16]
- Chairperson: Johann Georg Siegesbeck[17], Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin[18], Richard Richardowitsch Pohle[19], Ярмишко, Василий Трофимович[20]
- Has part(s): Park-arboretum of Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden[21], Greenhouse complex of Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden[22], Museum of Botanical Garden of V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute[23], Q139791800[24], Q139821337[25]
- Inception: February 11, 1714[26]
- Located in/on physical feature: Aptekarsky Island[27]
- Official website: http://www.botsad-spb.com[28]
- Time of earliest written record: 1713[29]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[32]
- Heritage designation: federal cultural heritage site in Russia[33]
- Official name: Ботанический сад Медико-хирургической академии[34], Главный ботанический сад СССР[35], Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Ботанический институт им. В.Л. Комарова Российской академии наук (БИН РАН), отдел Ботанический сад[36]
- Native label: Ботанический сад Петра Великого Ботанического института им. В. Л. Комарова РАН[37]
- History of topic: История Ботанического сада Петра Великого[38]
- Directions: улица Профессора Попова, 2 / Аптекарская набережная / Аптекарский проспект / набережная р. Карповки[39]
- Appears in the heritage monument list: Q132592310[40]
- P14541: 3GUHjn[41]
Why It Matters
Peter the Great Botanical Garden has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]