Duthie Park
The Duthie Park is a public park in Aberdeen , Scotland and known for its tropical and arid winter gardens, where an important collection of up bromeliads (pineapple family) and one of the largest collections of cacti Britain are.
history
Lady Elizabeth Duthie of Ruthrieston bought the property on the banks of the River Dee in 1880 for £ 30,000 and bequeathed it to the City of Aberdeen in 1881 in memory of her uncle Walter and her brother Alexander Duthie. The park opened in 1883 and the winter gardens were opened to visitors in 1899. In 1969 the original winter garden was demolished for safety reasons and rebuilt after it was damaged in a storm.
Parking areas
The approximately 14 hectare complex includes open green spaces, mature deciduous and evergreen trees, magnificent flower beds, several ornamental ponds and large winter gardens. Next to it is a Japanese garden, which opened in 1987 to commemorate the dead of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and was remodeled in 2013. Since then it has been possible to use the boat pond and rent paddle boats again. The playgrounds in Duthie Park are also a major attraction. The south play area was voted the best playground in Scotland in 2013.
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Winter garden
Cacti
Bananas
Individual evidence
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Coordinates: 57 ° 7 '49 " N , 2 ° 6' 14" W.