Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy

The Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy is a part of the French National Museum of Natural History. It is situated in the in near the .
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Monday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    January 1st, May 1st, and December 25th: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum
  • Also known as: “Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée” and “Galeries de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée”
  • Roof shape: round
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Herbarium and Gare d’Austerlitz.

Museum
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A is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper but, depending upon the material, may also be stored in boxes or kept in alcohol or other preservative. is situated 210 metres west of Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy.

Railway station
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Gare d'Austerlitz, officially Paris Austerlitz, is one of the seven large Paris railway terminal stations. The station is located on the of the in the southeastern part of the city, in the . is situated 270 metres southeast of Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy.

Park
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The Jardin des Plantes, also known as the Jardin des Plantes de Paris when distinguished from other jardins des plantes in other cities, is the main in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 5th arrondissement and Faubourg Saint-Antoine.

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The of Paris is one of the best known of the city's central districts, located on the Left Bank of the river Seine. Also commonly known as the "Latin Quarter" because the first great Parisian university, the Sorbonne, was founded here and Latin was the language the medieval period students used once to speak.

Suburb
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The was one of the traditional suburbs of , France. It grew up to the east of the around the abbey of , and ran along the Rue du .

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood in the , France, the city's 47th administrative neighbourhood.

Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy

Latitude
48.84315° or 48° 50′ 35″ north
Longitude
2.36288° or 2° 21′ 46″ east
Levels
6
Operator
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Open location code
8FW4R9V7+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 21999454
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­round
Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q1457391
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy” goes by many names.

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