Jardin des plantes

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The Jardin des Plantes (French pronunciation: [...], bed. 'Garden of the Plants'), also known as the Jardin des Plantes de Paris (French: [- d Jardin des Plantes is the official name in the present day, but it is in fact an elliptical form of Jardin Royal des Plantes Médicinales ("Royal Garden of the Medicinal Plants"), which is related to the original purpose of the garden back in the 17th century. Headquarters of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History, part of Sorbonne University), the Jardin des Plantes is located in the 5th arrondissement, Paris, on the left bank of the river Seine, and covers 28 hectares (280,000 m2). Since 24 March 1993, the entire garden and its contained buildings, archives, books, greenhouses, menagerie (a zoo), works of art, and specimens' collection are classified as a national historical landmark in France (labelled historic monument).

Garden plan: The grounds of the Jardin des Plantes include four buildings containing exhibited species. These buildings are officially considered...