Phipps Conservatory - Schenley Park (71 images)

The Phipps Conservatory is one of the main attractions of Schenley Park, a huge urban park located east of downtown Pittsburgh. There is also a botanical garden in this amazing greenhouse. It became a gift to the city of Pittsburgh with the noble purpose of informing and educating its residents about exotic plant species. Inside the greenhouse there are a large number of rooms that are capable of reproducing a wide variety of habitats – from humid tropical forests to arid deserts. The...
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The Phipps Conservatory is one of the main attractions of Schenley Park, a huge urban park located east of downtown Pittsburgh. There is also a botanical garden in this amazing greenhouse. It became a gift to the city of Pittsburgh with the noble purpose of informing and educating its residents about exotic plant species. Inside the greenhouse there are a large number of rooms that are capable of reproducing a wide variety of habitats – from humid tropical forests to arid deserts. The building has a Victorian architecture, so typical of European greenhouses of the 19th century.
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