Opening of 'Geoje Botanical Garden,' the Largest Dome-Shaped Glass Greenhouse in Korea

Height 30m · Maximum Length 90m · Area 4558㎡
Decorated with themes such as Foliage Garden, Seokbujak Grass and Flower Garden, and Incense Garden

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Son Tae-seok] The largest dome-shaped glass greenhouse in Korea, Geoje Botanical Garden in Gyeongnam, opened on the 16th.

On the 16th, Byeon Gwang-yong, mayor of Geoje City, is delivering the opening address at the opening ceremony of the 'Jungle Dome' at Geoje Botanical Garden.

The Geoje Jungle Dome, shaped like a giant dinosaur egg, stands 30 meters tall, with a maximum length of 90 meters and an area of 4,558㎡ (approximately 1,400 pyeong). Construction began in 2014 and was completed on December 15 last year.

The greenhouse is themed with various gardens including the foliage garden (Dracaena, Happy Tree), stone bonsai and flower garden (stone bonsai, Begonia, Brassia), aromatic herb garden (Lady's Slipper, White Swan Orchid), cactus garden (rock cactus, Nosan), palm garden (Royal Palm, Coal Palm), aquatic plant garden (Baritonia, Red Pachystachys), tropical rainforest garden (Baobab tree, Beauty Tree), woody plant garden (Cotton Tree, Four Seasons Tree), and rock garden (Bougainvillea, Caryandra).

Geoje Botanical Garden is equipped with various facilities such as escalators and elevators, an observatory, jungle waterfall, pond, jungle sky path, wild cave, light cave, and jungle valley.

Major tropical plants include the Blackboard Tree located at the center of the greenhouse, Royal Palm, Coal Palm, Baobab, Bodhi Tree, and Beauty Tree. The Blackboard Tree, known as the emperor of the tropical rainforest, has a circumference of 3 meters and a height of about 10 meters.

More than 600 stone bonsai pieces are a pride of Geoje Botanical Garden. The stone bonsai, created by artist Lee Seong-bo from Neunggok, features native Geoje plants growing on large and small stone pillars, reminiscent of China's Zhangjiajie.

The admission fee for Geoje Botanical Garden, which will start accepting visitors from the 17th, is 5,000 KRW for adults (4,000 KRW for Geoje citizens, 3,000 KRW for groups of 20 or more).

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