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Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Address: 36 rue Geoffroy-St-Hilaire, The Quartier Latin, Paris | Map It
Phone: 01-40-79-54-79
www.mnhn.fr

Great Hall of Evolution

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: The Quartier Latin

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Fodor's Review:

With a parade of taxidermied animals ranging from the tiniest dung beetle to the tallest giraffe, this museum in the Jardin des Plantes is an excellent break for kids who have been reluctantly trudging through the Louvre. The flagship of the three natural-history museums in the Jardin des Plantes, it is easily the most impressive. The original 1889 building was renovated in 1994, and has 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 of Louis XV. Some English-language information boards are available, but not many. Hang on to your ticket; it'll get you a discount at the other museums within the Jardin des Plantes.

Cost: EUR 8
Open: Wed.-Mon. 10-6
Metro: Pl. Monge or Jussieu

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