Overview

The 8 greenhouses of Africa

8 greenhouses in Africa, across 3 countries, in alphabetical order. Each entry is its own dedicated page.

Africa (8)

Botanical Society Conservatory (Kirstenbosch), Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town
1997

Botanical Society Conservatory (Kirstenbosch)

🇿🇦 Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town
Around a baobab, each bed of this 1997 conservatory recreates a southern African region using that region's own rocks.
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1868–1871

Historic Greenhouses of the Zohria Garden (Hadiqat al-Zohriya)

🇪🇬 Zamalek, Cairo
Created in 1868 by Khedive Ismail, this acclimatisation garden keeps old iron-and-glass greenhouses in the heart of Zamalek.
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Jardin d'Essai du Hamma, Algiers
1832

Jardin d'Essai du Hamma

🇩🇿 Algiers
Served as a filming location for 'Tarzan the Ape Man' in 1932.
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Pearson Conservatory (St George's Park), Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape
1882

Pearson Conservatory (St George's Park)

🇿🇦 Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape
A Scottish-made Victorian conservatory shipped in kit form to the Eastern Cape, its cast iron original but its timber replaced in the 2009-2011 rebuild.
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Royal Greenhouse (al-Sawba al-Malakiyya), Antoniadis Gardens

🇪🇬 Antoniadis Gardens, Alexandria
A large wrought-iron and glass greenhouse, restored in Alexandria's Antoniadis Gardens, where tropical and rare plants can be seen.
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1934

Royal Greenhouse (al-Sawba al-Malakiyya), Montaza Palace Gardens

🇪🇬 Montaza Palace Gardens, Alexandria
Built by King Fuad I in 1934, a glass-roofed greenhouse holding tropical and shade plants at the far end of the Montaza park.
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1922

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden Glasshouses

🇿🇦 Stellenbosch, Western Cape
A Welwitschia sown in 1926 by the first curator still grows in its original spot, in an arid house that has since been rebuilt twice.
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2025

Tropical Display House

🇿🇦 Durban
Opened in October 2025, this tropical house took over from the historic Ernest Thorp Orchid House, closed after the 2022 floods.
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