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Grande Galerie de l'Evolution Review

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Grande Galerie de l'Évolution

Great Hall of Evolution
Museums / Galleries, Quartier Latin


Fodor's Review:

Visitors young and old will be charmed by the parade of taxidermied animals at this flagship of the Paris natural history museums, in the Jardin des Plantes. With displays ranging from the tiniest dung beetle to the tallest giraffe, this museum is an excellent break for kids who have been trudging, sour-pussed, around the Louvre. The original 1889 building was recently redone and updates include a ceiling that changes color to suggest storms, twilight, or the hot savanna sun. Don't miss the gigantic skeleton of a blue whale, and the stuffed royal rhino -- he came from the menagerie at Versailles, where he was a pet to Louis XV. There are some English-language information boards available, but not many. Hang on to your ticket; it'll get you a discount at the other museums within the Jardin des Plantes.

 

INFO

  • Address: 36 rue Geoffroy-St-Hilaire, Quartier Latin, Paris
  • Phone: 01-40-79-30-00
  • Web site
  • Cost: EUR 8
  • Open: Wed.-Mon. 10-6
  • Metro: Place Monge or Jussieu

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