The Taipei Botanical Garden is a 15-hectare green space in the Zhongzheng district that has been growing tropical and subtropical plants since the Japanese established it as a research garden in 1921. The lotus pond (at its most spectacular in June-August when the flowers bloom), the palm garden, and the fern collection provide a botanical escape from the city that is free, uncrowded, and peaceful in a way that Taipei's more famous parks rarely achieve.
The garden contains the National Museum of History (a Chinese palace-style building) and is adjacent to the National Taiwan Arts Education Institute, creating a small cultural precinct that combines botany, art, and the kind of quiet that Taipei's commercial districts have engineered out of existence.
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The garden was established by the Japanese in 1921
The garden covers 15 hectares
Lotus flowers bloom from June through August
Admission is free
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No. 53, Nanhai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
