The Devonian Garden is a large indoor urban park in Calgary, Alberta. The indoor park covers 2.5 acres of climate controlled area located on three floors of the Toronto Dominion Sqare in downtown Calgary, near pedestrian Stephen Avenue. A Central Park landscape An urban park, also known as a municipal park, is a park that is built in cities mostly to reduce air pollution and as a place to relax. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... TD Square TD Square is a shopping centre located in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta. ... View of downtown Calgary from Princes Island. ... Stephen Avenue is a major pedestrian mall in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...

The garden contains more than 20,000 plants^[1] representing 135 tropical and local species, decorated with waterfalls, fountains, bridges, koi and turtles pools. The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Binomial name Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) Koi (鯉, Rōmaji: koi, pronounced ) are ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp Cyprinus carpio, originated from China and widely spread in Japan. ... Suborders Cryptodira Pleurodira See text for families. ...

Sections of the park have been named Quiet Garden, Sun Garden, Creek Bed, Reflecting Pond. Various sculptures dot the garden, which also hosts a permanent art exhibition showcasing the work of local artists.

History

The gardens were designed by J.H. Cook Architects and Engineers and donated to the city of Calgary by the Devonian Group of Charitable Foundations and Calford Properties. The construction cost was 9 million dollars. ISO 4217 Code CAD User(s) Canada Inflation rate 2. ...

The public opening took place in September 1977. The fully enclosed botanical garden is maintained by Calgary Parks and Recreation Department, a branch of the local administration. Inside the United States Botanic Garden Inside the Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden (Brazil), 1890 Botanical gardens (in Latin, hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes, but also for the enjoyment and education of visitors, a consideration that has become essential to...

Facts and numbers

• the pools and ponds re-circulate 85,000 gallons of water^[2]
• the gardens are brightend by 400 and 1,000 Watt metal halide lights
• 1.6 km of walkways cross three levels of indoor gardens
• 16,000 plants were imported from Florida for the park opening
• plants are changed 18 times every year, emphasing seasonal themes

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References

External links

• City of Calgary - Devonian Gardens Park

Coordinates: 51°02′45.6″N, 114°04′23.4″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...