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The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France. It is one of seven departments of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. It is on the left bank of the river Seine and covers 28 hectares (280,000 m²).

There is a school there that trains people to be botanists respecting biodiversity. There is a zoo in the Jardin that was started during the French Revolution from the animals at Versailles. The garden was started in 1626. It was used in 1640 to grow medicinal herbs for the king. Among directors, Comte de Buffon expanded it greatly. Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, Chair of Botany, changed its name from Jardin du Roi to Jardin des Plantes during the French Revolution. It helped not to have the name linked to the king.

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  • Jardin des plantes

    Plan of the Jardin des Plantes from 1820

  • Plan-MNHN

    Map of the Jardin des Plantes

  • Grande galerie de l'évolution - L'intérieur du bâtiment

    Inside the Grande Galerie de l'évolution

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    A fruiting tree of oranges


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