Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes
The Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes is a zoo in Paris, France, belonging to the botanical garden Jardin des Plantes. Founded in 1794, largely with animals brought from the royal zoo of the Palace of Versailles, abandoned because of the French Revolution, it is the second oldest zoological garden in the world.Photo: Spiridon MANOLIU, Public domain.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Email: valhuber@mnhn.fr
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in France
- Also known as: “Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes” and “Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herbarium and Botanical Garden.
Herbarium
Museum
Photo: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A herbarium 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. Herbarium is situated 330 metres south of Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes.
Botanical Garden
Park
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 botanical garden in France.
Notre Dame de Paris
Church
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Notre Dame de Paris is situated 1¼ km northwest of Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 5th arrondissement and 4th arrondissement.
5th arrondissement
Photo: K’m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 5th Arrondissement 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.
4th arrondissement
Photo: Björn Söderqvist, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval Paris, and you'll find a lot left from that time on both islands and in the narrow streets of the lower Marais.
Latin Quarter
Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Latin Quarter of Paris is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.
Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.84541° or 48° 50′ 44″ northLongitude
2.3606° or 2° 21′ 38″ eastOperator
Muséum National d’Histoire NaturelleOpen location code
8FW4R9W6+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 21999647OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q1957702
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ménagerie del Jardí de les Plantes”
- Chinese: “植物园附属动物园”
- Chinese: “植物園附設動物園”
- Czech: “Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes”
- Dutch: “Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes”
- Dutch: “Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes”
- Esperanto: “Zoologia Parko de la Ĝardeno de la Plantoj”
- Finnish: “Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes”
- French: “le zoo du Jardin des Plantes”
- French: “ménagerie du Jardin des plantes”
- French: “Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes”
- German: “Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes”
- German: “Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes”
- Italian: “Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes”
- Polish: “Menażeria Jardin des Plantes”
- Spanish: “ménagerie (zoo) del Jardín de plantas de París”
- Spanish: “menagerie del Jardin de plantas de Paris”
- Spanish: “ménagerie del Jardín de plantas de París”
- Spanish: “Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes”
- Spanish: “ménagerie du Jardin des plantes”
- Spanish: “Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes”
- Spanish: “Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes”
- Spanish: “zoologico del Jardin de plantas de Paris”
- Spanish: “zoológico del Jardín de plantas de París”
- Welsh: “Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bharal and Mangabey noir.
Nearby Places
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