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Jardin des Plantes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France. The Jardin de Plantes maintains a botanical school, which trains botanists, constructs demonstration gardens, and exchanges seeds to maintain biotic diversity. The Comte de Buffon became the curator in 1739 and he expanded the gardens greatly, adding a maze, the Labyrinth, which remains today. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jardin_des_Plantes   (312 words)

Jardin des Plantes: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Joseph pitton de tournefort (june 5, 1656 - december 28, 1708) was a french botanist.... Thumb300pxrightportrait of antoine-laurent de jussieuantoine laurent de jussieu (april 12, 1748 - september 17, 1836) was a french botanist.... The cimetière des batignolles is a cemetery in paris.... www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/jardin_des_plantes.htm   (1221 words)

Jardin des Plantes at Nantes Nantes and its Jardin des Plantes, which was founded in 1791, is particularly connected with the discovery, import and introduction of the magnolia to Europe. Plants arriving at Nantes were gathered at the Physic Garden, grown on and sent to the King's Garden in Paris. The Jardin des Plantes no longer has the space for the new varieties of magnolia and the almost complete collection is now to be found at the Parc de la Beaujoire, on the northern edge of the city. www.sisley.co.uk /nantes.htm   (330 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: De Jussieu In 1758 Louis XV made de Jussieu superintendent of the royal garden at Trianon near Paris, in which all plants cultivated in France were to be reared. De Jussieu was a thoughtful observer of nature, who behind things saw the laws and the Mind which gave the laws. When his father retired in 1826 he was made professor of agricultural botany at the Jardin des Plantes; in 1845 he was made professor of organography of plants at the university. www.newadvent.org /cathen/08569a.htm   (1896 words)

Jardin des plantes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The origins of le Jardin des Plantes lie in a rarely evoked fact that its founder, king Louis XIII, had a personal doctor from Montpellier, Jean Héroard, whose loyal services had also been used by Charles IX, Henri III and Henri IV. He expanded the jardin du roi under his supervision all the way to the banks of the Seine, and new buildings were added, including a 600 seat amphitheatre. The difference of being a gardener in the jardin des plantes from working for the city or a bourgeois employer is that they decide what kind of plants to grow. www.parisiana.com /article.php3?id_article=263   (1262 words)

Jardin des Plantes The Jardin des Plantes, the Garden of Plants, is the main botanical garden in France. The idea for a garden of medicinal plants for use and for research was put to Louis III in 1626 by botanist Jean Hérouard, the premier doctor to the king. An incredible number of plants are planted in these lawns, all labeled and tagged as to what specis and variety of plant they are. www.paris-walking-tours.com /jardindesplantes.html   (1082 words)

Now @ The Gardens, Volume 1 Number 4, Spring 2004 Contemporary use of plants on roofs and walls is different from older uses in the integration of planting with the supporting structures in the construction of the building, and in the use of modern materials. Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls describes the components and construction techniques for the roofs including modifying existing roofs to support vegetation, drainage layers, soils, and the plants, for large commercial to large and small domestic buildings, with a variety of slopes and conditions of drought, light intensity and wind. Plant selection for roof and wall environments is discussed with the specific characteristics that make certain plants most successful in these situations. www.rbg.ca /newsletter/Archives/0104/0104bookreviews.html   (1395 words)

Jardin des Plantes Quarter The Jardin des Plantes was first created once Louis 13th's doctor wanted to grow a medicinal herb garden and asked the king permission for it. Besides this, the Jardin des Plantes Quarter contains several areas or gardens where different types of plants from a variety of points of the world are grown, such as flora from the Himalayas or tropical plants. This zoo is called the Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes and it does not only contain an important amount of animals of a great variety but it also has the particularity of being one of the oldest zoos of the world. www.eurotomic.com /france/jardin-des-plantes-quarter.php   (372 words)

Jardin des Plantes - Great Public Spaces | Project for Public Spaces (PPS) Located in the culturally stimulating Latin Quarter of Paris, Jardin des Plantes is a hidden gem of a park, containing a spacious and well-plotted rose garden, as well as a very large tropical greenhouse. Jardin des Plantes provides all the amenities one could hope for: food kiosks, public restrooms, a warm retreat (the greenhouse), and ample seating. Because of its proximity to the Arabian Institute and la Mosquee, users of Jardin des Plantes are of a range of ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. www.pps.org /gps/one?public_place_id=198   (539 words)

Paris Voice Summer 2002 Green scenes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) JARDIN DE L'ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE Contrary to appearances, the garden isn't reserved for members of this venerable institution, but is open to the public. JARDIN DES PLANTES The Jardin des Plantes is 24 hectares of walks, greenhouses (tropical and mountain plants), and flower beds. JARDIN DU LUXEMBOURG Situated in the heart of the Latin Quarter this is one of the most visited gardens in Paris. parisvoice.com /02/june/html/update3.cfm   (877 words)

Metropole Paris - The Jardin des Plantes Known as the Jardin des Plantes, it is sandwiched between the ugly university buildings of Jussieu and the Gare d'Austerlitz. The quai Saint-Bernard is on the northeast side of the jardin and there is so much traffic that having one of these dogs could be useful for getting across it to the Seine. If you are coming from the Gare de Lyon for some reason, after crossing the pont d'Austerlitz, you can use the jardin as a clean-air shortcut to the rest of the fifth arrondissement. www.metropoleparis.com /1998/312/plant312.html   (1204 words)

Amiens | Carte | The jardin des plantes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) he city of Amiens is divided by the Somme and the Jardin des Plantes is located on the main turn of the river, on its left bank. Its main gates open into the boulevard du Jardin des Plantes. he garden has a variety of vivacious plants, and a collection of irises and annual plants in the flower beds and the floral displays near the main entrance, enhanced by privet, fuchsias, geraniums, daturas, dragon-trees... w2.amiens.com /tourisme/map/jardin_plantes.html   (182 words)

Garden of Plantes - Gardens - Visiting - Mairie de Paris In 1577 the apothecary Nicolas Houel founded the Maison de la Charité Chrétienne (House of Christian Charity) with a "garden of simple plants", the first botanical gardens in Paris. In 1626 Louis XIII, at the instigation of his physician Héroard and his apothecary Guy de la Brosse, founded the "jardin de plantes médicinales" (Medicinal Plant Garden) which then became the "jardin du Roi" (the King's Garden). On the right there is Guy de la Brosse's maze, the tomb of Daubenton and a cedar tree from the Lebanon planted in 1734. www.v1.paris.fr /EN/Visiting/gardens/jardin_plantes.asp   (311 words)

Le Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Garden), Montpellier, France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Created in 1593, during the reign of Henri IV by Pierre Richer de Belleval, one of the most famous botanists of his time. Designed as a 'living encyclopedia' of plants, especially those of medicinal use, it was heavily used in research by the University Medical School of Montpellier. de Daniel M. Jarry, directeur du Jardin des Plantes, ed. www.mediterraneangardensociety.org /gardens/Jardin.des.Plantes.Montpellier.cfm   (233 words)

PARIS MYSTERIOUS : Paris Zoos in Paris Vincennes Jardin des Plantes Acclimatation Zoo de Vincennes : 01.44.75.20.00 - Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes : 01.40.79.37.94 - Jardin d'Acclimatation : 01.40.67.90.82 The zoo of Vincennes is the fruit of the colonial expansions of the Thirties. The Menagerie of the Botanical Garden (Jardin des Plantes) was created after the French Revolution to accomodate the animals of the Royal Menagerie. www.parisbestlodge.com /zooEN.html   (335 words)

A Day in Paris Yesterday I had a walking tour of the Place Monge and Jardin des Plantes area in the 5th arrondissement. The Jardin was the initiative of the premier botanists of the 16th century. In 1739, Comte de Buffon was named curator of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris and converted the King's garden into a research centre and museum. parisdaily.hi-fipop.com /2005/05/jardin-des-plantes.html   (671 words)

Route 1 : Jardin des Plantes Turn left and enter in the Jardin des Plantes (Build under Louis the 13th in 1626). Go along the Jardin Alpin (a well is hidden). Turn left in the Boulevard Vincent Auriol and walk on the Pont de Bercy. www.parisinconnu.com /promenades/p1p6us.htm   (171 words)

Paris MYSTERIOUS : Jardin des Plantes - History and description All the plants are clearly tagged to allow them to be easily identified by visitors. The School of Botany have counted some 4500 different plants within the gardens, including four historic trees: A Judah tree from 1785, a Vélani oak from 1814, a Corsican pine from 1784 and lime blossom tree planted during the bicentenary of the French Revolution. The incredible Biblioteque du Jardin des Plantes dates back to the French Revolution, its shelves holding around 3000 manuscripts, 800 000 books and a number of historic engravings, all dedicated to the plant and animal worlds. www.parisbestlodge.com /jardindesplantes.html   (210 words)

Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes (Paris Zoo) The Ménagerie du Jardins des Plantes, Paris, once was a dreadful place, with small cages, rusty wire all over and a terrarium that smelt like an open sewer. You enter from the Jardin de Plantes (which is in itself worth a visit: a fine park dating bach to 1626). Outside, in the Jardin the Plantes, the large building furthest away from the Seine houses a Museum of Natural History, while the smaller building opposite houses the Palaeontological Museunm, with collections dating back to F.Cuvier. www.goodzoos.com /France/menageri.htm   (576 words)

A Day in Paris There is......a Jardin des Papillons/Butterfly garden, a guignol/marrionette show, a jungle gym area, a concert area (more for grown ups), and a miniature train to take you around the park. There were models of the construction of rue de Rivoli, the Statue of Liberty and the lifting machine used to transport the Obelisque to Place de la Concorde. Paleontology is the study of the developing history of life on earth, of ancient plants and animals based on the fossil record. parisdaily.hi-fipop.com /archive/2005_05_01_archive.html   (10825 words)

/// NAVETTES BATOBUS PARIS /// Promenade et Transport en bateau sur la Seine, croisière sur la seine, croisière paris ... Welcome to this stop in a quarter where past and present cultures meet all the richness of nature in the Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Garden). Proof of this is that sculptures grow on the quay and the wolves in the menagerie watch out for arriving boats. Take rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard towards the Seine, cross Quai Saint-Bernard in front of the Institut du Monde Arabe and go down to the river by the ramp or the stairs. www.batobus.com /english/jardin.htm   (302 words)

Paris Apartment 3 Bedroom Jussieu - Jardin des Plantes rue Guy de la Brosse Subway: Jussieu - Area: Jussieu-Jardin des Plantes Located in the heart of the 5th arrondissement the apartment is close all attraction. To the west is the boulevard Saint Michel, the University La Sorbonne, The Panthéon is a bit in the South West. Closer to the apartment is Jussieu University, “Les Arènes de Lutèces” (Roman amphitheater), La Mosqué de Paris where you can have a very good Mint Tea with fabulous oriental pastries and the Jardin des Plantes (botanical garden), with a small zoo and the Natural Hitory Museum. www.parisattitude.com /apartment.asp?numProduit=70   (695 words)

Fodor's Travel Guides | Forums Messages Jardin des Plantes is a small, lovely garden, though it is not at all in the category of other huge, well-maintained gardens in Europe. And the Serres de Auteuil (sp?) is a botanical extravaganza par excellent - serres mean hothouses - on edge of central Paris and highly acclaimed. I have some pics at Webshots and 4 of them are from Jardin des Plantes this past October. www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34668067&numresponses=7&start=0   (594 words)

Jardin Des Plantes Apartments for rent Jardin Des Plantes apartment rentals, Jardin Des Plantes furnished apartments to ... Jardin Des Plantes Apartments for rent Jardin Des Plantes apartment rentals, Jardin Des Plantes furnished apartments to rent. About Us Sublet.com is a Jardin Des Plantes apartment rental website that advertises Jardin Des Plantes apartments, Jardin Des Plantes roommates, Jardin Des Plantes houses for rent Jardin Des Plantes sublets and subleases. Jardin Des Plantes housing rentals, apartments, roommates, houses, tenants and landlords have not been verified or evaluated. www.sublet.com /area_rentals/France/JardinDesPlantes_Rentals.asp   (99 words)

Tate Modern | Past Exhibitions | Henri Rousseau | Sources and Inspiration Instead, the exotic scenes he depicted were largely based on the foliage and animals he saw on his regular pilgrimages to the Paris Natural History Museum, and to the botanical gardens and zoo, known as the Jardin des Plantes, that surrounded it. Rousseau was one of numerous artists who made studies of the animals in the zoo at the Jardin des Plantes. Rousseau must have seen banana plants in the tropical greenhouses at the Jardin des Plantes. www.tate.org.uk /modern/exhibitions/rousseau/inspiration   (694 words)

Hotels near Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 75005, France Situated close by the Arènes de Lutèce and the Quartier Latin, the Villa Lutèce Port Royal is equipped with the most modern facilities in a design decoration. From € 85 Timhotel Quartier Latin Jardin des Plantes Located opposite the Botanical Gardens (Jardin des Plantes)and the Natural History Museum, this hotel entirely redecorated and air-conditioned in 2006, will delight those in love with the Latin... bookings.net /landmark/fr/jardin-des-plantes.en.html   (287 words)

Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Le Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes a Paris est le moins spacieux des deux zoos de Paris, mais pour moi c'est bien le plus interessant. Il se trouve aux beaux Jardins des Plantes, et il possede une collection superbe. Il y a trois especes de bouquetins, et beaucoups d'autres caprines. uk.geocities.com /gilbertbpuk/parisjp.html   (463 words)

Paris - Jardin des plantes he creation of the Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Garden) goes back to 1626, during the reign of Louis XIII. It was the work of two of the King's Doctors, Jean Héroard and Guy de la Brosse. Buffon, the curator from 1739 until 1788, expanded and considerably enriched the garden, with the help of Daubenton. www.pariserve.tm.fr /English/paris/jardin-des-plantes/jardin-des-plantes.htm   (107 words)

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