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Paris France ~ Jardin des Plantes ~ Botanical Garden ~ Mexican Hothouse 1834

The Mexican Hothouse built (1834–36) by Charles Rohault de Fleury, an early example of French glass and metal architecture

France, Paris, the greenhouse of the Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Garden

The grounds of the Jardin des Plantes includes four galleries of the Muséum: the Grande Galerie de l'Évolution, the Mineralogy Museum, the Paleontology Museum and the Entomology Museum. In addition to the gardens there is also a small zoo, Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes, founded in 1795 by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre from animals of the royal menagerie at Versailles.

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Uploaded on September 15, 2019
Taken on March 15, 2017