Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Jardin des Plantes

The Jardin des Plantes, in Paris, France, was founded in 1626 when Jean Herouard and Duy de la Brosse, Louis XIII's physicians, were granted permission to develop a royal medicinal herb garden and school of botany.




The property now includes a natural history museum, botanical school, and a zoo.  Visitors can traverse the beautiful walkways, view an alpine garden, rose garden, tropical garden, and botanical garden.  The statues, water fountains, and flowers make it a lovely place to visit.

The gardens are open daily from 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM.  Admission to see the gardens is free, but there is a fee to visit the museum. 

8 comments:

  1. No wonder folks don't work too too much in France. There are too many gardens to explore. I'd have lots of "holiday" too. Lovely pics

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    1. Paris is an amazing place. If I lived there, I wouldn't want to work either!

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  2. Beautiful! This reminds me of the gardens at the L.A. Natural History Museum.

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    1. Yes, I can see how they'd remind you of the LA gardens.

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  3. Hi Sherry - I'd love to visit here - see the Botanical Garden and the Museum .. looks gorgeous ... cheers Hilary

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