Christchurch Botanic Gardens
The Christchurch Botanic Gardens, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand, were founded in 1863 when an English oak was planted to commemorate the solemnisation of the marriage of Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra of Denmark.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Opening hours: 7:00 AM—6:30 PM and 9:00 PM—9:00 PM
- Type: Garden
- Description: botanical gardens in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Botanical Gardens”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christchurch Botanic Gardens visitor centre and Christchurch Hospital.
Christchurch Botanic Gardens visitor centre
Retail building
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Christchurch Botanic Gardens visitor centre is a retail building.
Christchurch Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Christchurch Hospital is the largest tertiary hospital in the South Island of New Zealand. The public hospital is in the centre of Christchurch city, on the edge of Hagley Park, and serves the wider Canterbury region.
Victoria Lake
Lake
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Victoria Lake is a small artificial lake in Hagley Park, Christchurch. Victoria Lake is a 19,294.63 square metres lake in the centre of Christchurch, New Zealand, immediately west of Albert Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Christchurch and Merivale.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the second most-populous urban area in the country. As well as having the most attractions of any place in the South Island, it's the major international entry point for visiting the rest of the island.
Merivale
Suburb
Merivale is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, north of the city centre. Like all suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area, but for the purposes of statistical analysis only, Statistics New Zealand defines it as being…
Addington
Suburb
Addington is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is sited 2.5 kilometres south-west of the city centre. As an inner city suburb, Addington has a mix of residential, retail and light industrial properties.
Christchurch Botanic Gardens
- Categories: botanical garden and recreation area
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.53028° or 43° 31′ 49″ southLongitude
172.62266° or 172° 37′ 22″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Operator
Christchurch City CouncilOpen location code
4V8JFJ9F+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 32031139OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Christchurch Botanic Gardens” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حدائق كريست-شيرش النباتية”
- Chinese: “基督城植物园”
- Chinese: “基督城植物園”
- Dutch: “Christchurch Botanic Garden”
- Dutch: “Christchurch Botanic Gardens”
- French: “Christchurch Botanic Gardens”
- French: “jardin botanique de Christchurch”
- French: “Jardin botanique de Christchurch”
- Hebrew: “הגנים הבוטניים של כרייסטצ’רץ’”
- Hebrew: “הגנים הבוטניים של קרייסטצ’רץ‘”
- Hungarian: “Christchurchi Botanikus Kert”
- Japanese: “クライストチャーチ植物園”
- Korean: “크라이스트처치 식물원”
- Maori: “Te Māra Huaota o Waipapa”
- Polish: “Ogród Botaniczny w Christchurch”
- Slovenian: “Botanični vrt v Christchurchu”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botanico de Christchurch”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botánico de Christchurch”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botanico de Christchurch”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botánico de Christchurch”
- Ukrainian: “Ботанічний сад Крайстчерча”
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