Uppsala University’s Tropical Greenhouse brings rainforest, water-lily, orchid and succulent habitats under glass. Built in the 1930s and renewed after a closure threat in 2004, its climate rooms make the care of a living global plant collection visible.
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The Tropical Greenhouse was built in the 1930s and was refurbished into its present form in the 1980s.
After a closure in December 2004, a major refurbishment was approved in 2005; the renewed greenhouse reopened in June 2007.
Its rooms maintain different climates, including a warm rainforest and Victoria hall, cooler winter garden and orchid room, and a dry succulent room.
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Step from Uppsala’s university garden into the Tropical Greenhouse and the climate changes room by room. In the rainforest and Victoria hall, warmth is maintained year-round; the winter garden and orchid room are cooler, while the succulent room recreates dry conditions. Tropiska växthuset is a distinct visitor attraction within the larger Botanical Garden, whose historic Baroque grounds and Linneanum orangery have their own stories.
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