Jardin des Plantes, Paris (Jardin du Luxembourg)

The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France covering 28 hectares. It was founded in 1626 as a medical herb garden for Louis XIII.

Jardin des Plantes, Paris (Jardin du Luxembourg) mini guide

Guide point	Details
Department:	Paris and surrounding area > Ile de France > Paris >
Location:	It is situated in the 5ème arrondissement, Paris, on the left bank of the river Seine.
Address::	Jardin du Luxembourg, 15 rue de Vaugirard, Paris 75291, France
Switch board number:	+33 (0)1 40 79 56 01 / +33 (0)1 40 79 54 79
Email address:	valhuber@mnhn.fr
Visit owner's personal website:	http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/tous/tous/GuideDecouverte/lieuxVisiter/LieuxAV
Public Transport:	Bus: Lines: 24, 57, 61, 63, 67, 89 & 91 Metro: M5: Austerlitz, M7: Censier Daubenton, M 10: Jussieu ou Austerlitz - RER C Gare SNCF: SNCF railway station: Gare d'Austerlitz et Gare de Lyon
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The garden features: an Eden like Jardin d''Hiver, also called the Serres Tropicales; the Jardin Alpin with 2000 mountain plants; and the gardens of Ecole de Botanique, a School of Botany practice.

The Musée National d''Histoire Naturelle is situated within the garden. In addition to the gardens there is also an aquarium and a small zoo, founded in 1795 by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre from animals of the royal menagerie at Versailles.