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Botanical
garden
in
Palanga
covers
about
101.3
ha.
area,
of
which
stands
-
60
ha,
meadows
-
24.5
ha,
flower
gardens
-
0.5
ha,
water
bodies
-
1.16
ha.
The
beaches
and
parks
belonging
to
the
park
stretch
along
the
sea
coast
for
1.5
km.
Paths
and
roads
of
various
surfaces
extend
for
18
km.
In
the
territory
of
the
Palanga
Botanical
Park,
there
are
8
buildings
of
various
purposes,
7
sculptures,
many
forms
of
small
architecture,
a
watering
system
is
installed,
and
decorative
lighting
works.
The
park
was
founded
by
count
Felix
Tiškevičius
in
1895-1898.
In
the
territory
of
Saint
Birutė
forest.
The
year
1897
is
considered
the
symbolic
date
of
the
park's
foundation.
The
author
of
the
park
plan
project
is
the
famous
French
architect
Edouard
François
André
(1840-1911),
who
together
with
his
son
René
Edouard
André
(1867-1942)
spent
several
summers
in
Palanga
and
led
the
park's
foundation
work.
They
were
assisted
by
Buyssen
de
Coulon,
a
gardener
from
Belgium.
The
cultural
value
and
artistic
success
of
this
park
was
determined
not
only
by
E.F.
André's
talent,
but
also
by
the
natural
and
historical
uniqueness
of
the
place
chosen
for
the
park
and
the
abundance
and
suggestiveness
of
the
park's
creative
components
used.
The
park
is
landscaped.
There
is
a
great
variety
of
images
and
moods
here.
The
palace
is
embedded
between
the
park's
pond
and
the
historically
famous
Lithuanian
shrine
-
the
legendary
Birutė
mountain,
from
which
a
beautiful
view
of
the
sea
opens.
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