Grande Serre de Formige, Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil
La Grande Serre de Formige, also known as the Serre du Palmarium, a large 19th century greenhouse and palm house, in the French style formal garden or Jardin a la Francaise, at the Jardin des Serres da'Auteuil, a botanical garden opened in 1761 under Louis XV, in the Bois de Boulogne, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. In front is the Fontaine de Dalou, 1898, by Aime Jules Dalou. The gardens house a huge parterre in French style, 5 19th century greenhouses, a palm house and an aviary. The Bois de Boulogne is a large public park gifted to the city of Paris in 1852 by Napoleon III. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13443808
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45140905
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7087px x 4724px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
