This fountain ....
celebrating natural history...
Is across the street from one of the entrances to the wonderland known as the "Jardin des Plantes"..
a park, zoo, garden, and row of natural history museums in the heart of Paris...
https://bonjourparis.com/history/the-fabulous-history-jardin-des-plantes-paris/
This compound is where you'll find this building....
which houses the spectacular Grande Galerie d'Evolution
http://www.grandegaleriedelevolution.fr/
Previous posts on the blog showcase this theatrical and educational look at the diversity of life...
A must see at this museum is this dimly-lit time capsule. The gallery of "extinct and endangered species"
This specimen dates from 1798!
More photos of this Gallery.. and other museum highlights... in this 2015 post
http://stuartngbooks.blogspot.com/2015/02/france-2015-rodin-museum-musee-curie.html
On the top floor.. you'll find this display of the Louis XV Rhino. The backdrop is a map of where this Rhino lived... in the zoo at Versailles!
For 2017 --- there was a small room devoted to this exhibit on the history of this museum. The building dates from the 1800s. It and the collection fell into dis-repair -- but rose Phoenix-like from the ashes of war and abandonment. The text and images below highlight the journey from history to transformation....
Truly a gem of science and art in the heart of Paris....
Did I mention there's a cafe!
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