Main entrance of the Botanical Garden of TU Dresden
Main entrance of Botanical Garden of TU Dresden

Botanical garden entrance with the letters “KGL. BOTANISCHER GARTEN” (meaning Royal Botanical Garden) above the gate (street address: Stübelallee 2)
Find the main entrance of Dresden's Botanical Garden southeast of the historical downtown on Stübelallee—next to the glass-facade-enclosed VW Car Factory (“Gläserne Manufaktur”). The botanical garden melts in with Dresden's largest public park, known as Großer Garten. Above the metal gate you read “KGL. BOTANISCHER GARTEN”—meaning Royal Botanical Garden (KGL. is short for königlich, meaning royal). When the garden was established in 1820—at a different site—Saxony was a kingdom (until 1918). The garden was relocated to its present site at the end of the 19th century. The Allied bombing of Dresden in mid-February 1945 almost completely destroyed greenhouses, precious plant collections and scientific documents. The garden was neglected for some time. It reopened in 1950 after it had become a part of the Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden) in 1949. In 2014 the garden area was increased. During my visit in 2018 I noticed ongoing garden maintenace work and met friendly students and researchers pointing out sites of special interest.
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Dresden's Botanical Garden
▶ Welcome to the Botanical Garden of TU Dresden
▶ Botanical Garden History
▶ The Botanical Garden of Dresden University of Technology—History, present situation, future prospects
▶ Monks cress (“Kapuzinerkresse”)