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The Jardin Tino Rossi was created in 1975 along the Quai Saint-Bernard on the left bank of the Seine.

The garden is named after Tino Rossi, one of France’s most beloved singers of the 20th century, famous for classics such as Petit Papa Noël.

One of the garden’s defining features is its open-air sculpture museum, officially known as the Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air. Established in 1980, it showcases dozens of contemporary sculptures by international artists, transforming the riverside into an outdoor art gallery.

The Musée Curie is located within the historic Curie Pavilion, part of the former Radium Institute where pioneering research on radioactivity took place.

The museum celebrates the extraordinary achievements of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie, whose groundbreaking work transformed modern science.

In 1898, Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the radioactive elements Polonium and Radium, opening a new chapter in physics and chemistry.

The Grande Mosquée de Paris was built between 1922 and 1926 and officially inaugurated in 1926.

Its construction was commissioned by the French government to honor the approximately 100,000 Muslim soldiers from French colonies who died fighting for France during World War I. At the time, it became one of the first major Islamic monuments built in modern Western Europe.

The Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), founded in 1368 under King Charles V, is one of the oldest and most prestigious libraries in the world. The Richelieu site, opened in 1721, served as the historical home of the national collections for manuscripts, prints, maps, and coins.

The building’s 19th-century renovation by Henri Labrouste introduced the breathtaking Oval Reading Room, a symbol of French academic architecture. After decades of expansion, a major restoration project (2010–2022) revitalized the site, leading to the reopening of the Musée de la BnF, a museum dedicated to showcasing the nation’s artistic and intellectual treasures.

The Jardin des Tuileries was created in 1564 by Catherine de’ Medici as part of the Tuileries Palace. Redesigned by landscape architect André Le Nôtre in 1664, it became the first French formal garden and a model for Versailles. The garden opened to the public after the French Revolution, making it one of the earliest public parks in Paris. After the Tuileries Palace was burned in 1871 during the Paris Commune, the garden remained as a cherished cultural and recreational space, hosting sculptures, exhibitions, and gatherings.

The Palais-Royal was built in 1633 by Cardinal Richelieu, who gifted it to the crown. After his death, it became the residence of royal figures, including Louis XIV in his youth. In the 18th century, the Palais-Royal’s arcades turned into a hub of cafés, theaters, and political debate, playing a central role in the French Revolution. Today, it houses the Conseil d’État, the Constitutional Council, and the Comédie-Française, while its gardens remain open to the public as a symbol of Parisian elegance.

Founded in 1937 by the visionary ethnologist Paul Rivet, the Musée de l’Homme was established to showcase humanity’s biological, cultural, and social evolution. It replaced the former Musée d’Ethnographie at the Trocadéro and became a hub for anthropological research. After a major renovation between 2009 and 2015, the museum reopened with a modern, interactive layout that connects visitors to the story of humankind — from prehistoric origins to global cultural diversity.

The Musée de la Préfecture de Police was founded in 1909 by Police Prefect Louis Lépine, who wanted to create a public archive of the Paris police’s history. The museum traces the evolution of law enforcement, criminal investigations, and famous cases in Paris, from the Middle Ages to modern times. It showcases artifacts such as ancient weapons, police uniforms, forensic tools, and documents from legendary cases like the Affair of Landru and the French Resistance during WWII. Today, the museum is a unique window into the history of crime, order, and justice in the French capital.

The Parc Floral de Paris was created in 1969 for the Third International Flower Show, becoming Paris’s newest botanical park. Designed as both a botanical garden and leisure park, it combines themed gardens (iris, dahlias, bonsais, medicinal plants) with recreational areas. Over the decades, it has become one of Paris’s most beloved green spaces, hosting cultural events, plant shows, and music festivals while serving as a center for biodiversity in the Bois de Vincennes.

Founded in 1833, the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology was created to house one of the world’s most prestigious collections of minerals, crystals, gemstones, and meteorites. As part of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, it became a scientific hub for geology and mineralogy research. Over the centuries, the collection grew to include tens of thousands of specimens, including extraordinary gems once belonging to French royalty. Today, it serves as both a research center and a dazzling exhibition space for the public.

The Grande Galerie de l’Évolution – From Zoology to Wonder
When it first opened in 1889 as the Galerie de Zoologie, this magnificent glass-and-iron hall was a temple dedicated to the diversity of life, showcasing exotic animals from around the world. For decades, it dazzled visitors, but by 1965 the building fell into neglect and closed its doors.

Nearly 30 years later, in 1994, it was reborn as the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, transformed into a modern, immersive museum. Today, visitors walk among life-sized elephants, whales, and lions in dramatic displays that celebrate biodiversity while reminding us of humanity’s impact on nature.