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Jardin des Plantes / Museum national d'Histoire Naturelle Description

The Jardin des Plantes in Paris offers visitors a comprehensive view of the various fields of natural history - botany (the School of Botany has a collection of over 10,000 plant species), mineralogy (particularly notable are the giant crystals), zoology, ecology and paleontology. It is also a place of work and study for students of the nearby University Paris VII (Jussieu).

At the beginning of the 17th century Louis XIII's doctors laid out a herb garden here, and this soon grew into a large plant collection. A school of botany and pharmacy was established, and in 1650 the garden was thrown open to the public. The aristocrat and naturalist George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon (1707-88) extended the garden into a park, laid out partly in

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Hobbies & Activities category: Garden or botanic display; Minerals, geology attraction, mining; Natural history museum; Provincial or municipal park; Clocks and timepieces

Jardin des Plantes / Museum national d'Histoire Naturelle Highlights

Galerie d'Entomologie

There are 1,500 insect specimens selected from the world.

Grande Galerie de L'Evolution

The Grande Galerie de L'Évolution shows the history of life, the mechanisms of evolution and the relationship between man and nature. There would be a permanent exhibition of endangered species.