Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden
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The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, shortened to SSR Botanical Garden, and commonly known as the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden is a popular tourist attraction near Port Louis, Mauritius, and the oldest botanical garden in the Southern Hemisphere. The garden was first constructed by Pierre Poivre (1719 - 1786) in 1770, and covers an area of around 37 hectares.
While the garden is most famous for its giant water lilies, the garden features spices, ebonies, sugar canes as well as 85 varieties of palms from Central America, Asia, Africa and the islands around the Indian Ocean. Many trees have been planted by world leaders and royalty, including Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Indira Ghandi, François Mitterrand and Robert Mugabe.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Garden Mysterra Magazine
[edit] External links
- SSR Botanical Garden official site
- SSR Botanic Garden and the Samadhi Revival Project from the Mauritius Times
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