New Caledonia Glasshouse (formerly The Mexican Hothouse) built in the 1830s by Charles Rohault de Fleury, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. View from the side showing the glass and metal structure of the rooftop cupola in the early morning light. To the left is the Grand Gallery of Evolution, and in the background is the minaret of the Grande Mosquee de Paris (Great Mosque of Paris). The New Caledonia Glasshouse, or Hothouse, was the first French glass and iron building.
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