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Jardí Botànic de Barcelona

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Entrance to the Jardí Botànic de Barcelona

The Jardí Botànic de Barcelona (Template:Lang-es) is a botanical garden in the Montjuïc area of Barcelona set amongst a number of stadiums used in the Olympic Games of 1992. Although a botanic garden had been established in Barcelona as early as 1888, the current gardens date from 1999.

The gardens specialize in plants and communities from those areas of the world with Mediterranean climates and is divided into areas representing the main areas. These are Australia, Chile, California, South Africa,the western Mediterranean area and the eastern Mediterranean area. A specific section is devoted to the flora of the Canary Islands.