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It was founded in 1772 by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo (the Marquis of Pombal). The location for the Hortus Botanicus—part of the farm of S. Bento's College in the Ursulinas Valley—was chosen by the vice-chancellor of the University of Coimbra (Francisco de Lemos).
It was founded in 1772 by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo (the Marquis of Pombal). The location for the Hortus Botanicus —part of the farm of S. Bento's College in the Ursulinas Valley—was chosen by the vice-chancellor of the University of Coimbra (Francisco de Lemos).
The Coimbra University Botanical Garden created in 1772 and included into the Natural History Museum created during the university reform carried out by the Marquis of Pombal which received the title of Public Interest Building in 1996.
The Botanical Garden occupied a considerable portion of the grounds of the College of São Bento, which had been given over to the University of Coimbra, undergoing extensive remodelling dating from the time of the Reforms led by Marquis de Pombal (1774).
Established in 1772, the Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra was originally created to support teaching at the University of Coimbra and is now a landmark for those who visit, study and work at the UC.
Since 2013, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spread over several levels, staircases and avenues, it is one of the most highly regarded botanical gardens in the world. It was created with the aim of complementing the study of Natural History and Medicine.
Its 13 hectares (32 acres) were donated by benedictine friars, and it was where students of Coimbra University studied natural history and medicine. It’s divided into different levels, and is decorated with statues from the 19th and 20th centuries, including one by Portugal’s greatest sculptor, Soares dos Reis.
