The history of the Vienna Botanical garden began in 1754, when the Empress Maria Theresa founded a pharmaceutical garden in the Baroque style for the needs of the medical faculty, to students of medicine and botany could get information about plants and their features first hand. The object designer Robert the False, and have shaped the landscape in geometric order, putting the first plants taken from closest already developed orchards, such as the Belvedere Palace. After that, the medical garden quickly began to evolve and expand.

From the beginning of the 19th century, the Botanical garden was enlarged to almost its present size of eight acres on the property were built greenhouses for exotic plants from around the world. The second world war seriously damaged the vein, so the Botanical garden. As a result, about 200 trees had to be felled, most of the greenhouses were in need of full restoration or partial restoration.

Currently the Botanical garden has an impressive collection of plants. Today you can see the approximately 9000 species of plants. The garden is open to visitors, and as a scientific laboratory, participates in seminars. Furthermore, the scientific value of this garden is that it offers visitors the chance to explore nature in Green school. Botanical garden of the University of Vienna provides new knowledge for physicians and botanists, or anyone who just enjoys learning obscure facts about the plant world.

At the Botanical garden are always a variety of exhibitions and workshops for professionals and for ordinary users.