The Victoria greenhouse in Rotterdam Zoo is part of the botanical garden. Diergaarde Blijdorp, officially Rotterdam Zoo, is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands.
Victoria greenhouse in Rotterdam Zoo botanical garden
The Rotterdam Zoo moved to its new location in the Blijdorp district prior to the bombing of Rotterdam in WorldWar II, which destroyed most of the city centre.
The new zoo at Blijdorp was rebuilt slightly to the north, where it opened to the public in its current location on December 7, 1940. The new zoo was designed by Dutch architect Sybold van Ravesteyn, who designed the central railway station of Rotterdam as well. In 2007, the zoo was declared a rijksmonument. in DiergaardeBlijdorp, officially Rotterdam Zoo, is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands.
Blijdorp district prior to the bombing of Rotterdam in World War II, which destroyed most of the city centre.
The new zoo at Blijdorp was rebuilt slightly to the north, where it opened to the public in its current location on December 7, 1940. The new zoo was designed by Dutch architect Sybold van Ravesteyn, who designed the central railway station of Rotterdam as well. In 2007, the zoo was declared a rijksmonument. Rotterdam Zoo also houses a botanical garden and manages both the Dutch National Bromelia Collection and the Dutch National Primula Collection. The set up for a thirth Dutch National Collection for the genus Magnolia is on going and endangered species will be planted out in the Asiatic part of the zoo and the tropical greenhouse/butterflyhouse Amazonica fort (closed now) he endangered South-American species. Specific are the large tree collection divided and planted in so called ‘continents’ with many species form the Chino-Himalayan region and northern America.
The Victoria greenhouse, build in 1942, is famous for the annual display of the giant waterlily (Victoria amazonica) and other waterlily species from around the world.
Here is a photographic impression of Rotterdam Zoo botanical garden.