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Paris is dotted with nature parks and pleasure gardens. The Jardin des Plantes is a major botanical garden in Paris that is located on the bank of Seine. The Garden not only has beautiful species of flower plants but there is also a museum called the Historical and the National Museum that again has four galleries. The Garden also supports a botanical school that gives training to the upcoming botanists.
Location:
The Jardin des Plantes is situated between the mosque of Paris and the faculty of Jussieu of Seine.
Features:
The father of the Jardin des Plantes was Guy de la Brosse who was the physician of Louis XIII. The Garden originally started as an herb garden and was named as Jardin de Roi. The Garden attained its true shape in 1640 and has since then been open to visitors. It was later that Jean Colbert took over the administration and was supported by a huge team of talented botanists. Much later there has even been a maze added to the garden structure
The Jardin des Plantes has four thousand five hundred different types of plants and there are almost representations from all the countries of the world. There is a special section in the garden that displays plants that are not native to France but are made to grow in artificial environment with immense care. There are Australian and Mexican hothouses that features plants from these particular countries. There are also other buildings like art Deco wintergarden and flower lovers will be fascinated by the immense rose garden. The Rose Garden was initiated in 1990 and consists of unimaginable varieties of rose and rose trees.
The garden covers a total area of 235 hectares and every bit of the space serves to enhance world ecology. The botanical school carries out many research works and also does much for the preservation of endangered species. The Jardin des Plantes is worth a day's visit on your trip to the city of Paris. The natural ambience, the cool shades of the trees, the fragrance of exotic flowers are sure to sooth all your senses.
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