Getting To Know The Astrid Gardens Of Bogor Built 1929, Places Of The King And Queen Of Belgium

Jalan dan Taman Astrid di Kebun Raya Bogor (KRB)

BOGOR - Bogor Botanical Gardens is not only a place for education for residents of Bogor and its surroundings. This place also has many historical stories. One of them is Taman Astrid.

Astrid Park is on Astrid Kebun Raya Bogor Street. Behind the beauty of this Astrid Park, there is a history that you need to know.

Astrid's path was built in 1929. This road was built to welcome the arrival of Queen Astrid from Belgium.

According to the Coordinator of the Bogor Botanical Gardens Service, Upun Punijar, the name Taman Astrid was taken from a magnificant of the Belgian kingdom.

In the early 19th century, a king and queen of the kingdom in Belgium chose the Bogor Botanical Garden to be a honeymoon.

Astrid Park is divided into three large parts. First, the twin roads, this road is divided into two right parts in the middle of this road, there is a park.

Second, the green field, on Astrid Street there is a very wide and clean green field. This place is commonly used for gathering together and other big events.

Third, the giant lotus pool, the giant lotus or which has the Latin name Victoria Amazonica, can be found at the Astrid Pond.

"This pool is very special because it is home to the giant lotus species. The width of the lotus leaves can reach 3 meters. If the flower has developed perfectly, the diameter can reach 40 cm and the length of the stem can reach 7-8 meters," said Upun, Saturday, February 11.

Kata dia, Teratai raksasa ini berasal dari sungai Amazon yang berada di Benua Amerika.

Meanwhile, this beautiful road, which is full of history, is synonymous with yellow and red canna Hybrid or canna Hybrid.

Called as a tasbih flower because the seeds are like the shape of a prayer beads. This very beautiful flower comes from the tropics in the Americas. The flower color, which is dominated by red and yellow, symbolizes the color of the Belgian flag.

General Manager of Corporate Communication of PT. Mitra Natura Raya (MNR) Zaenal Arifin who manages the Bogor Botanical Gardens. said, Astrid Gardens Park in Bogor is like a face that when a man is handsome and if a woman is apparently beautiful and charming.

"Because Astrid Park is near the entrance where every visitor who enters the Bogor Botanical Garden is immediately greeted by its beauty, Astrid Park will always be guarded and maintained for cleanliness and horticultural aesthetics," said Zaenal.

This Canna flower is used as a barrier along Astrid Street because the flowers are colorful which makes it very beautiful around the area. The weather in Bogor City, which is uncertain, does not prevent Canna flowers from fully blooming at the Bogor Botanical Gardens.