Royal Botanic Gardens (RJB-CSIC)

The Royal Botanic Gardens (RJB-CSIC), founded in the 18th century, are located in the centre of Madrid, in the so-called "cultural golden mile" that forms the Prado-Recoletos axis. In 2025 it will celebrate its 270th anniversary. Covering an area of 8 hectares, its gardens and greenhouses house and display an important collection of more than 5,600 species of living plants, selected according to scientific and aesthetic criteria. It also preserves an important historical and cultural heritage, which has led it to be included in the Landscape of Light, on the Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro axis, which will be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the Chinese city of Fuzhou on 25 July 2021. It is also a research centre associated with the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). It was declared a Historical-Artistic Garden in 1942.