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  • Exhibition space in the Maison des Lumieres, or House of Enlightenment, Denis Diderot, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Denis Diderot, 1713-84, french philosopher and writer, was born in Langres. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space on Diderot's life in Paris, in the Maison des Lumieres, or House of Enlightenment, Denis Diderot, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Denis Diderot, 1713-84, french philosopher and writer, was born in Langres. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Travel books in the 18th century library in the Maison des Lumieres, or House of Enlightenment, Denis Diderot, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Denis Diderot, 1713-84, french philosopher and writer, was born in Langres. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison des Lumieres, or House of Enlightenment, Denis Diderot, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Denis Diderot, 1713-84, french philosopher and writer, was born in Langres. Langres is a hill town fortified by the Romans and important through the Middle Ages due to its bishops and diocese, and in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quarrels of Voltaire with Frederick II, oil painting by Charles Fichot, 1817-1903, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Frederick II of Russia, or Frederick the Great, had a lifelong friendship with Voltaire, although they disagreed regularly towards the end of their lives. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer from Langres, 1713-84, bronze, 1780, by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1741-1828, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer, 1713-84, oil painting, c. 1770, by Louis Michel van Loo, 1707-71, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Nicolas Rene Berryer, 1703-62, police lieutenant, painting, by Jacques Francois Delyen, 1684-1761, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Encyclopaedia of Diderot and d'Alembert, or Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers, published 1751, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Nicolas Rene Berryer, 1703-62, police lieutenant, detail, painting, by Jacques Francois Delyen, 1684-1761, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer from Langres, 1713-84, c. 1780, by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1741-1828, in plaster with terracotta style patina, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer, 1713-84, c. 1780, by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1741-1828, in plaster with terracotta style patina, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be of Jean-Baptiste Racine, 1639-99, Frech playwright, late 17th century, by Francois de Troy, 1645-1730, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Cirey, painting, 1742, by Pierre le Brun, 1703-71, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The Chateau de Cirey was built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Cirey-sur-Blaise. It was the home of Voltaire 1734-49 and is a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be Denise Diderot (sister of Diderot), late 18th century by unknown artist, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon at Mme Geoffrin's in 1755, with Diderot in centre, 1821, by Philibert Louis Debucourt, 1755-1832, after Anicel Charles Gabriel Lemonnier, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The pilgrim praying, a crowned cherub with no wings reads from a book searching for enlightenment, while a snake eats his own tail, killing himself with his own venom, while making the sign of infinity with his curled tail, from the coffered ceiling of the Oratory, carved in stone with 30 sections, each relating to a process in alchemy, in the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. The sculptural decoration on the building, made by both French and Italian sculptors, has been interpreted by Fulcanelli and others as having an alchemical symbolism. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Voltaire, writer, historian and philosopher of the Enlightenment, 1694-1778, by Antoine Desboeufs at the Colbert Wing, in the Cour Napoleon at the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France. A series of 86 statues of famous men were placed in this courtyard 1853-57 under the architects Louis Visconti and Hector Lefuel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Sala del Senato or Senate Hall in the Caffe Florian, with paintings by Giacomo Casa, including the Age of Enlightenment (centre), 19th century, on St Mark's Square or Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy. This coffee house was founded in 1720 and is one of the oldest continuously operated cafes in the world. It was restored in 1858 by Lodovico Cadorinj and artists employed to paint on the walls. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble bust of Montesquieu, 1689-1755, lawyer and philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, by Edmond Prevot, after J B Lemoyne, 1878, marbre, from the collection of the Town Hall of Bordeaux, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The Baron de Montesquieu became a counselor of the Bordeaux Parliament in 1714 and became a president a mortier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Voltaire, writer, historian and philosopher of the Enlightenment, 1694-1778, by Antoine Desboeufs at the Colbert Wing, in the Cour Napoleon at the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France. A series of 86 statues of famous men were placed in this courtyard 1853-57 under the architects Louis Visconti and Hector Lefuel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The jardin de roses et de roches (the rose and rock garden), seen at twilight, created in 1990 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the middle, the statue called Venus Genitrix created by Louis-Charles Dupaty in 1810 can be seen. In the background, the roof of the herbarium building can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lovers sitting on a bench and looking the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corsican Pine, Pinus nigra subsp. laricio, 1774, Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Tree top was destroyed in the 19th century. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of a London Plane (Platanus x hispanica, platane commun), planted by Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. The London Plane is an hybrid tree between the American Plane (P. Occidentalis) and the Oriental Plane (P. Orientalis). Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitors, Alley of Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kiwifruits of an Actinidia chinensis, early 20th century, Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of a London Plane (Platanus x hispanica, platane commun), planted by Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. The London Plane is an hybrid tree between the American Plane (P. Occidentalis) and the Oriental Plane (P. Orientalis). Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joggers, Alley of Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Labyrinthe (Labyrinth) is located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the distance, the Cedar of Lebanon planted by Bernard de Jussieu in 1734 can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joggers, Alley of Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mother sitting with her child on a bench of the alley of Jussieu in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background, the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corsican Pine, Pinus nigra subsp. laricio, 1774, Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Tree top was destroyed in the 19th century. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • London Plane (Platanus x hispanica, platane commun), planted by Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. The London Plane is an hybrid tree between the American Plane (P. Occidentalis) and the Oriental Plane (P. Orientalis). Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parrotia persica (Persian Ironwood Tree), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Children sitting under the Pistacia vera (Pistachio), 1700, Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Sebatien Vaillant demonstrated the sexual existence of the plants (pollination) thanks to this tree in the 18th century. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jardin des Plantes (detail), Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Styphnolobium japonicum (Pagoda Tree, Sophora japonica), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitors, Alley of Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joggers, Alley of Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prunus Shiratoe (Cerisier du Japon, flowering cherry tree) in the Carres de la Perspective (the plots of perspective), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parrotia persica (Persian Ironwood Tree), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cycad plant in the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background, the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Farriery or Marechalerie (right), containing 3 forges for making tools, barrel hoops and brine pans, and workers' accommodation and storage rooms, Berniers Est (centre), saltworkers' accommodations, and the Pavillon de la Gabelle (left), housing offices and accommodation for the gabelous or salt tax collectors, employed by the Ferme Generale, part of the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale, begun 1775 in Neoclassical style by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 1736-1806, at Arc-et-Senans, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The site is designed in a semicircle, with the Director's House, 2 saltworks containing drying ovens, heating pots and salt stores, workers' accommodation and Director's stables. An Ideal City was also planned but never built. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the roof of the Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens) built in 1936 by Rene Berger, from above with visitors walking on the background, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Amour Captif (Captive Love), created by Felix Sanzel in 1861 and located in the jardin de roses et de roches (the rose and rock garden) of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background, the Galerie de Mineralogie, de Geologie et de Paleobotanique (Gallery of Minerology, Geology and Paleobotany) can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) at sunset, Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman sitting on a steel bench of the Cuvier alley in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • New design of descriptions in the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carres de la perspective (the plots of perspective), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Carres de la Perspective (the plots of perspective) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background the Grande Gallerie de l'Evolution built by Jules Andre can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Jardin des Iris et des Plantes Vivaces (Iris and Perrenials garden), created in 1964 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background, the statue called Nymphe a la Cruche, created by Hippolyte-Isidore Brion in 1838 can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mid-length view from the side of the statue of Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, created by Jean Carlus (1852-1930) in 1902, located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of trees and pond inside la grande voliere (the large aviary), a steel latticework domed structure, built in 1888 for the Exposition Universelle (Universal Exposition) of 1889, in the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the statue called Le Chasseur de Crocodiles (Crocodile Hunter), created by Baron Charles-Arthur Bourgeois circa 1883 and located in the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes, at the Reptile house (galerie des Reptiles) built by Jules Andre from 1870 to 1874, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ilot Buffon-Poliveau, an area of buildings housing collections, laboratories and libraries, belonging to theMuseum National d'Histoire Naturelleand located in front of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ilot Buffon-Poliveau, an area of buildings housing collections, laboratories and libraries, belonging to theMuseum National d'Histoire Naturelleand located in front of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mid-length view of the statue called Premier artiste, Age de la pierre taillee (First Artist, carved stone age) at twilight, created by Paul Richer circa 1891 and located near the Gallery of Minerology, Geology and Paleobotany in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Paul Richer was not only an artist but also a scientist, professor at the Academy of Medecine and head doctor of the Laboratory of the SalpetriËre hospital. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from the side at sunrise of the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution (Great Gallery of Evolution) with the Gallery of Minerology and Geology in the background on the left, built by Jules Andre from 1877 to 1889 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Jardin Ecologique (ecological garden), a nature preserve hosting flora and fauna from Paris and it's surrounding areas , created in 1932 by Pierre Allorge and Camille Guinet, located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Dodo carousel in the Jardin des Iris et des Plantes Vivaces (Iris and Perrenials garden), created in 1964 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cactus Dalhia, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Enchanting colors of the autumnal foliage of the trees in the Petit Labyrinthe (Small Labyrinth) of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rear facade of the Director's House or Maison du Directeur, and (left) East Saltworks or Batiment des Sels Est and (right) West Saltworks or Batiment des Sels Ouest, part of the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale, begun 1775 in Neoclassical style by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 1736-1806, at Arc-et-Senans, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The Director's House has an imposing portico on the front facade with 6 Doric columns, a triangular pediment with oculus and a belvedere. The building houses an assembly room, offices, bank, apartments, servants quarters and a basement for storage. The site is designed in a semicircle, with the Director's House, 2 saltworks containing drying ovens, heating pots and salt stores, workers' accommodation and Director's stables. An Ideal City was also planned but never built. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • House of the Agricultural Guards of Maupertuis, perspective view engraving, c. 1785, by Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 1736-1806, French architect, in the Musee Ledoux, in the Cooperage or Tonnellerie, part of the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale, begun 1775 in Neoclassical style by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux, at Arc-et-Senans, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. These plans were never realized, but formed part of Ledoux's Ideal City of Chaux, a huge saltworks on a circular plan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition on the History of Salt, in the Director's House or Maison du Directeur, at the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale, begun 1775 in Neoclassical style by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 1736-1806, at Arc-et-Senans, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The Director's House includes an assembly room, offices, bank, apartments, chapel, servants quarters and a basement for storage. The saltworks site is designed in a semicircle, with the Director's House, 2 saltworks containing drying ovens, heating pots and salt stores, workers' accommodation and Director's stables. An Ideal City was also planned but never built. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the Hotel de Magny (formerly Pavillon Cuvier) which houses the Cabinet d'Histoire (History office), was built between 1696 and 1700 by Pierre Bullet and is located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the east facade of the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Pal»ontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carres de la Perspective (the plots of perspective), high angle view of children playing at the corner of Georges Vila Alley and Buffon Alley, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the newly restored Art Deco Tropical Rainforest Glasshouse (formerly Le Jardin d'Hiver or Winter Gardens) built in 1936 by Rene Berger and seen from the Jardin de l'Ecole de Botanique (garden of the botanical school) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The central path shaded by climbing roses, in the jardin de roses et de roches (the rose and rock garden) created in 1990 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the background the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution can be seen and on the right the pediment of the Galerie de Mineralogie de Geologie et de Paleobotanique is visible. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Labyrinthe (Labyrinth) is located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. In the middle of the image, the Cedar of Lebanon planted by Bernard de Jussieu in 1734 can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the pediment of the Hotel de Magny (formerly Pavillon Cuvier) which houses the Cabinet d'Histoire (History office), was built between 1696 and 1700 by Pierre Bullet and is located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the statue called Lion flairant un cadavre (Lion smelling a cadaver), created by Henri Jacquemart circa 1855 and located at the bottom of the Labyrinth in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. The 'Lion flairant un cadavre' together with the 'Lion de menagerie baillant, un chien entre les pattes' were probably commissionned by Le Louvre circa 1852 for a colonnade and were finally allocated to the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle circa 1857. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the statue called Science et mystere, created by Jean-Louis Desire Schroeder in 1881 and located near the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert, in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the statue called Venus genitrix or Venus animant l'univers, created by Louis-Charles Dupaty in 1810 and located in the Rose Garden of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Venus Genitrix was given to the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle circa 1818 and was classified as Historical Monuments in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Close-up view of the statue called Nymphe a la Cruche, created by Hippolyte-Isidore Brion in 1838 and located in the Iris Garden of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust statue of Theodore Monod seen at sunrise, created by Nacera Kainou in 2001 and located at the bottom of the Labyrinth in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Nacera Kainou is French contemporary sculptor and painter who was chosen by the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle to create the statue as a memorial to Theodore Monod at his death in 2000. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view from the side of the statue of Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck, known as Lamarck, seen in early morning light, foliage of trees gilted by the sunrise in the background, created by Leon Fagel in 1908 and located at the entrance of Carr»s de la perpective (the plots of Perspective), Valhubert Place, in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Jardin des Iris et des Plantes Vivaces (Iris and Perrenials garden), created in 1964 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from above of the Carres de la Perspective (the plots of perspective) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ilot Buffon-Poliveau, an area of buildings housing collections, laboratories and libraries, belonging to theMuseum National d'Histoire Naturelleand located in front of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the statue called Le Charmeur de serpent or Le Danseur Nubien (The snake charmer) lit by the early morning light, created by Baron Charles-Arthur Bourgeois circa 1868 and located in the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes, at the Reptile house (galerie des Reptiles) built by Jules Andr» from 1870 to 1874, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Carres de la Perspective (the plots of perspective) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Jardin des Iris et des Plantes Vivaces (Iris and Perrenials garden), created in 1964 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Over 2,000 species of mountain plants thrive in the Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden) located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The jardin de roses et de roches (the rose and rock garden) created in 1990 and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. On the left, the statue called Venus Genitrix created by Louis-Charles Dupaty in 1810 can be seen. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitors, Carres de la Perspective (the plots of perspective) towards Place Valhubert, the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cooper tools plate from the Encyclopaedia of Diderot and Alembert, first edition, in the library of the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, with over 32,000 books, specialising in manual labour, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The illustration depicts scale drawings of various tools used by barrel makers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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