Registered in 2015, the Singapore Botanic Gardens constitutes Singapore's first UNESCO World Heritage site. Created in 1859, the area's cultural landscape includes a rich variety of historic features, plantings and buildings. Located in the heart of the city of Singapore, the site demonstrates the evolution of a British tropical, colonial botanic garden into a modernized, world-class scientific institution. The property contains 44 heritage trees and a number of protected buildings and structures.