Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

One of the most amazing botanical gardens in the world is Kirstenbosch, situated in Cape Town (South Africa). This botanical park of 60 hectares was established in 1913 on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. The first director of the park was Professor Harold Pearson, whose tomb is among the unique vegetation of the garden. Walking through the alleys of the park, you can stumble upon a granite Celtic cross, which bears the inscription, "If you're looking for his monument, look around."
 In the botanical garden you can find 4700 of 20 000 indigenous species of flora of South Africa (23.5% of the total biodiversity of Southern Africa). Plants from other parts of the world (introduced species) in the botanical garden there. Thus, the Kirstenbosch has an important role in the conservation of biological diversity in South Africa. From the central lawn of the park-rays in different directions asphalt paths that separate the sections of the botanical garden from each other. This botanical garden is even a special walkways for the blind. The most interesting and unusual sections of the park are the "Amphitheatre cycads," Gardens of Proteus, Eric and pelargonium.