Palmengarten

The Palmengarten (22 hectares) is one of two botanical gardens in Frankfurt

am Main and the largest garden of its kind in Germany. It is located in the

Westend-Süd district.
Like many public sites in Frankfurt, it was privately financed and implemented

by the architect Heinrich Siesmayer. Work was completed in 1871 and opened

to the public. One colorful visit was from the American entertainer Buffalo Bill

who brought his Western show in 1890. In 1931, it was taken over by the city

of Frankfurt but was later transferred to the American occupation authorities

after World War II. When the Palmengarten was returned to the city's hands in

the sixties, a major reconstruction effort was begun. Halls destroyed in the

war were redeveloped and expanded. In 1992 the reconstruction finished

completely and the Palmengarten shined in its new form.
Directly next to the area of the Palmengarten is the Frankfurt Botanical

Garden, which belongs to the biology department of Johann Wolfgang

Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
The botanical exhibits are organized according to their origin in free-air or

climatized greenhouses, which also contain numerous tropical and subtropical

plants.