Empress Garden, Pune

About Empress Garden

The Empress Garden located in Pune was earlier known as "Soldier Garden". This garden was created in the year 1838. This popular garden is a dream-like place to visit in Pune city and is maintained by the Agro-Horticulture Society of Western India. The Empress Garden is well maintained and the main objective of this society is to protect the unusual flora of the area. There are rare varieties of flowers and trees in this garden.

Many flower shows are organized here by the Agro-Horticulture Society so that people get to know about the unique species of flora. A stream flows around the garden, which is an added attraction here. This garden is amazingly natural and it attracts all the tourists visiting it.

Interesting facts about Empress Garden

1. There are some swings, slides and other activities for kids when you enter inside. Some of them love balloon shooting and some are paid for water games.
2. The main produce of the garden includes cut flowers, many varieties of mango and tamarind.
3. There are many types of trees in the garden such as bottle brush or Callistemon citrinus, Cassia fistula, Cananga-odorta, Brownia-ariza, Delonix regia, Cassia lan-castri, Baccia insignis and Sa-raca.
4. The garden has a 250-year-old banyan tree, a 150-year-old Kanchan-Vel and a huge bamboo 30 meters tall.

How to reach Empress Garden

By Bus:- There is Bhairoba Nal Bus Station near Empress Botanical Garden which is at a walk of 22 minutes.

By Train:- Empress Botanical Garden is near Pune Junction Train Station which is 53 minutes walk away.

By Road:- You can take rickshaw or auto to reach the Empress Botanical Garden which you will get easily here.

Nearby famous places

• St Patrick's Cathedral Pune 0.5 km away
• National War Museum 1.4 km away
• Darshan Museum 2.6 km away
• Amanora Mall 3.8 km away
• Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum 4.6 km away
• Shinde Chatri 1.6 km away