History of the Jardin des Plantes The Jardin des Plantes (‘Garden of Plants’) is the main botanical garden of France situated in the 5th arrondissement, Paris. Its on the left bank of the river Seine, not far from the Notre Dame Cathedral. Guy de La Brosse, the physician of Louis Read more…
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