Palais Longchamp

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The Longchamp Palace is a neo-classical style water palace and castle-Second Empire of the 19th century, in the Cinq-Avenues district of the 4th arrondissement of Marseille, in the Bouches-du-Rhône in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The site has been listed as historic monuments since October 1, 1974 and has been classified since November 18, 1997 and September 8, 1999. Inaugurated in 1869, the Palace consists of several entities:

the central water castle pavilion, is a reservoir of the Durance waters coming from the Marseille Canal of 85 km, which is the main historical source of drinking water in the city of Marseille. The Museum of Fine Arts in Marseille is located in the left wing of the palace. the Museum of Natural History of Marseille located in the right wing of the palace, under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, classified museum of France in 2002. a public garden located in front with green space, waterfall basins, and allegorical statues to the glory of water, bringing fertility, and abundance. Longchamp Park located at the back of the palace has the Marseille Observatory, a botanical garden, and zoological park - the animals being...