page_title: University of Warsaw Library
section_title: University gardens and architecture
hierarchical_section_title: University of Warsaw Library / University gardens and architecture
caption_attribution_description: Powiśle, Warsaw, Poland
context_page_description: The University of Warsaw Library is a library of the University of Warsaw, Poland.
context_section_description: The distinct new building includes a botanical garden, located on the roof. The garden designed by landscape architect Irena Bajerska, has an area of one hectare, and is one of the largest roof gardens in Europe.
  It is freely accessible not only to the academia, but also to the public.
  The upper part of the garden consists of four parts: the Golden Garden (to the north), the Silver Garden (to the east), the Crimson Garden (to the south) and the Green Garden (to the west). It is available from April to October while from November 1 to March 31 only the Lower Garden is open.
  The main facade on the Dobra Street side contains large blocks of classical texts in various scripts, including the Old Polish text of Jan Kochanowski, Classical Greek text by Plato and Hebrew script from the Book of Ezekiel.
caption: Gardens on the Library roof
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