In the vicinity, No. 70 Rue de Vaugirard, is St. Joseph-des- Carmea,
the former chapel of the Carmelite monastery, founded by Louis XIV.,
notorious for the massacres of Sept. 1792. The crypt (open daily at 10.a.m.
except Tues; apply at the sacristy to the left of the high-altar; fee) still
shows traces of these atrocities and contains the tombs of the victims.
Adjoining is the Institut Catholique (Pl. R, 16; IV), a kind of free univer-
sity, established in 1875.

Continuing to ascend the Boul. St. Michel beyond the Luxem-
bourg Garden, we pass on the right the Ecole Supérieure des Mines
(Pl. R, G, 19; IV, V), which possesses a valuable Musée de Minéra-
logie, de Géologie, et de Paléontologie (open on Tues., Thurs., and
Sat., 1-4). The entrance is in the middle, by the second iron gate.
The staircase is adorned with paintings of places of geological cele-
brity, by Hugard. — Near the School of Mines, at the junction of the
Boul. St. Michel, the Rue Auguste-Comte, and Rue de 1' Abbé-de-l'Epée
(p. 321), rises a Monument to Pelletier and Caventou, the discoverers
of quinine, by Lormier (1900).

At the S. end of the garden of the Luxembourg stretches the
Allée de l'Observatoire, the centre of which is embellished with
flower-beds and marble groups representing Dawn (by Jouffroy),
Day (by Perraud), Twilight (by Crauk), and Night (Diana visiting
Endymion ; by Gumery). On the right, near the garden, is the Lycée
Montaigne. At the corner is the Ecole Coloniale, built in the Moorish
style in 1895-96. Farther on are the Ecole de Pharmacie (1876-85),
with statues of Vauquelin and Parmentier and frescoes by Besnard
in the corridor of the groundfloor, and the Clinique d'Accouchement
Tarnier (1881).

At the S. end of the promenade rises the handsome Fontaine
de l'Observatoire or du Luxembourg (Pl. G, 19), erected in 1874
from designs by Frémiet, adorned with eight sea-horses, four
allegorical figures of the quarters of the globe bearing an armillary
sphere, by Carpeaux, and water-spouting dolphins and tortoises.

For the Boulevard St. Michel, which ends here, see p. 263 ; and
for the Carrefour de l'Observatoire, to the S. of the fountain.

20. The Jardin des Plantes.

The Jardin des Plantes, in the wider sense, is open daily from an early
hour till dusk, but the Ménagerie, the Collections, the Hothouses, and the
Library are shown at certain hours only. The Ménagerie is open daily from
11 to 5 (6 on Sun.) from 1st March to 30th Sept., and from 11 to 4 (4.30 on
Sun. in Oct.) during the rest of the year. The Galeries des Animaux Vivants
are open to the public on Thurs., 1-5 (1-4 in winter), when the animals are
not outside, and on other days by tickets obtained from the 'Administration'
(p. 319). — The Galleries of Natural History are open to the public on Sun.
and Thurs. 11-4 and on Tues., Frid., and Sat. by ticket. — The Hothouses
(Serres) are shown by ticket only, on Tues., Frid., and Sat., 11-4. The Grande
Serre, however, is open daily except Mon. and Sat., 1-4. The Galerie de
Paléontologie is open on Tues., 1-4. The Library is open daily from 10
to 4, except on Sun. and holidays, and during the vacations (Aug. 15th-