Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden is now an urban park sandwiched by the roads of Brussels’ northern quarter. Thanks to its previous life as a working botanical garden it has kept a mixture of styles (French, Italian and English) and a large variety of trees and plants. Originally founded in 1826 and partly conceived by architect Tilman-François Suys, the main orangery (Le Botanique) is composed of a central rotunda with a dome, and two side aisles with windows at the ends. The original garden now stands as a cultural center called Le Botanique, while its historical statues, and its remarkable collection of species of large trees, stands intact.