The Palermo Botanical Garden?s origins date back to 1789. The central neo-classical building; known as the Gymnasium was designed by French architect Leon Dufourny.Originally it was the main office of the Schola Regia Botanice (school of botany); the Herbarium; the library and the director's office.?L?Orto Botanico di Palermo? is both a botanical garden and a research and educational institution of the Department of Botany of the University of Palermo.Palermo; Sicily; Italy (2017)