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'''Padua''' is a city in the [[Veneto]] Region, in northern [[Italy]]. The city has 209,686 inhabitants (2017) and is located on the [[Bacchiglione River]].<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Padua-Italy</ref>

'''Padua''' is a city in the [[Veneto]] Region, in northern [[Italy]]. The city has 209,686 inhabitants (2017) and is located on the [[Bacchiglione River]].<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Padua-Italy</ref>

== Historic city of Verona ==

== Botanical garden of Padua ==

The world's first botanical garden was created in Padua in 1545. It still preserves its original layout – a circular central plot, symbolizing the world, surrounded by a ring of water. Other elements were added later, some architectural (ornamental entrances and balustrades) and some practical (pumping installations and greenhouses). It continues to serve its original purpose as a centre for scientific research.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/824</ref>

The world's first botanical garden was created in Padua in 1545. It still preserves its original layout – a circular central plot, symbolizing the world, surrounded by a ring of water. Other elements were added later, some architectural (ornamental entrances and balustrades) and some practical (pumping installations and greenhouses). It continues to serve its original purpose as a centre for scientific research.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/824</ref>