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Kolkata, India

Botanical Garden

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Botanical Garden in Kolkata, India Kolkata
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About Botanical Garden

The Calcutta Botanical Garden was founded in 1786 and was previously known as the Calcutta Botanical Garden. It covers an area of 270 acres. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanical Garden is the current name of the garden.

The garden is rich with plants, trees, and flowers connected to botany, as the name indicates. At the time, the garden is home to around 12000 still-living perennial plants. The gigantic Banyan Tree, which creates the world's second-biggest canopy, is one of the main attractions here. In addition, the garden has around 1400 exotic plant and tree species.

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