In 1817, a botanist from Germany, Prof.. Dr. Reinwadt initiated the establishment of Botanical Garden in the Netherlands Indies. This is because the triumph of the Dutch on the mark with science, and the Netherlands are actively developing science.
Exactly next to the Palace of the Governor-General in the Bogor Botanical garden that it was founded. Botanical Gardens was named "Slands Plantentium te Buitenzorg" which means Slands Botanical Gardens at Buitenzorg. This garden stands in an area of 87 Ha.
