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The beautifully landscaped Singapore Botanic gardens are a UNESCO Heritage Site. Here is a brief look at why the gardens were given this status.
The gardens are located in the centre of Singapore and depict the continuous evolution of the "British Tropical Colonial Botanic Garden". The garden also displays various aspects and facilities that accommodate botany related and horticulture related research projects. The place also holds value as a location that offers opportunities for education as well as leisure while calling for conservation. The Botanic Gardens of Singapore also owns a very well maintained landscape that is also a cultural-scape as it includes several vital aspects such as various works of art and buildings that depict the growth and development of the gardens after it was started in the year 1859.
The Botanic Gardens of Singapore have also served the purpose of acting as a research institution for plant study in the Southeast Asian region from as long ago as the 19th century. Their research has contributed significantly to the expansion of rubber plantations, and they strive to nurture knowledge and expert skill when it comes to the science of horticulture and botany. The Singapore Botanic Gardens have been known to provide various necessities for planting, growth, development and distribution of the various seeds supplied by the Kew Gardens.
The Gardens have been able to successfully retain a reputation of authenticity as a botanic region as well as an institution dedicated to scientific research. Several of the various trees that are maintained at the Gardens bear historical significance and there are also numerous historical sites and buildings here. These structures are commended for having maintained their initial function, and those few that have been modified, have been acknowledged to be remodeled in line with their original purpose. The location of the gardens is quite convenient, with many hotels and serviced apartments in Singapore such as the Citadines Mount Sophia Singapore and others located about a 20-minute drive away, subject to traffic conditions. This makes it easier for visitors to admire the full beauty of the gardens owing to easily accessible accommodation options.
The Botanic gardens of Singapore houses a multitude of vital features and characteristics that speak loudly of the exemplary global values that it holds. These features vary starting from the retaining of the original landscaping of the gardens to various historically significant sites and buildings, including various historically eminent trees and the likes, that manage to successfully elaborate on the crucial role that is played by the gardens as a whole. There are also various practices being implemented that look at further preserving the veracity of the heritage site by caring for and retaining the historically important sites, buildings and plant life in the gardens.
