18/01/2010
Padua Botanical Garden

In consideration of the outstanding cultural activities it had carried out for almost 500 years, Padua Botanical Garden was inscribed in the UNESCO list of world heritage centres, owing to the fact that it has borne witness to a notable exchange of influence in the field of botanical culture, and is a unique example – or at least an exceptional one – of a cultural tradition going back several centuries. This is explained in the motivation:
the Committee has decided to inscribe this place under criteria C (ii) and (iii).
"Padua Botanical Gardens are the starting point for all botanical gardens throughout the world, and are the cradle of botanical science, scientific exchanges, and of the understanding of the relationship between nature and culture. They have contributed in large measure to progress in countless modern sciences, especially botanic studies, medicine, chemistry, ecology, and pharmacy."
The Gardens in Padua have often been called "the mother" of all others throughout the world.
 

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