Planten un Blomen

Planten un Blomen is an urban park with a size of in the inner-city of Hamburg, Germany. The name Planten un Blomen is Low German for "Plants and Flowers".

History

After the destruction of Hamburg's old city fortifications in the early 1800s, a green belt was established in their place; part of this makes up the modern Planten un Blomen. The first plant was a Platanus, planted by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann in November 1821. It can be seen next to the Hamburg Dammtor station entrance of the park.
The area was previously home to a zoo and a cemetery, the latter of which had to be dismantled for its construction. The modern park was established in 1933; in accordance with Nazi ideology, only German plants were included at the time. In 1953 and 1973 the Internationale Gartenbauausstellung were held at the park.

The park has water-light concerts, public theater and music performances. In addition to the main gardens, there is a large playground and a Japanese garden. The park is open all year round and there is no entrance fee.
It contains the Old Botanical Garden of Hamburg.