Reading in the Jardin des Plantes
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A man reads a book while walking through the Jardin des Plantes.
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Wednesday, August 30th, 2017 The Eternal Quest for Beautiful Fesses – Our Fesses of the Month
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014 
Tom Photographing Le Chasseur d’Ours
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This month’s sculpted fanny was realized in 1893 by Emannuel Frémiet. It is affixed to the façade of the Musée de Paléontologie, rue Buffon.
Follow the link below for a close-up view!
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The Eternal Quest for Beautiful Fesses – Our Fesses of the Month
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013 
Tom Photographing Archer in the Jardin des Plantes
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This month’s bronze fanny belongs to the sculpture of an archer that sits in a grove located in the Jardin des Plantes. Follow the link below for a close-up view!
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The Eternal Quest for Beautiful Fesses – Our Fesses of the Month
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013 
Tom Photographing Chasseurs d’aigles by Jules Coutan
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September 2013 – Fesses of the Month
This month’s featured fanny can be found high on the façade of the Galeries d’Anatomie Comparée et de Paléontologie, viewed from rue Buffon. It is a bronze sculpture, the work of Jules-Félix Coutan. Entitled Chasseurs d’aigles, it depicts three men who are perilously perched on a cliff and are fighting for their lives against an angry eagle. They have already shot its companion in the neck with an arrow and have stolen two of its chicks.
The position of one of the men, twisting and falling backward, gives us the opportunity to admire his handsome fesses. Follow the link below for a close-up view!
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The Royal Garden of Medicinal Plants
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 
Granny's Nightcap (Aquilegia vulgaris)
A Medicinal Plant Found in the Jardin des Plantes
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The Royal Garden of Medicinal Plants was founded in Paris 384 years ago. Since then, it has evolved into a great scientific institution. But has it forgotten its original vocation? We investigate this possibility in this month’s Paris, Past and Present, a special feature of our newsletter Paris Insights.
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