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Coordinates: 43°14′17″N 0°04′34″E / 43.2380°N 0.0761°E / 43.2380; 0.0761
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[[Image:Jardin massey tarbes 6.jpg|thumb|left|The museum and the garden]]
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'''Jardin Massey''' is a [[public garden]] in [[Tarbes]], [[France]] built in the nineteenth century by [[Placide Massey]] ([[1777]]-[[1853]]), horticulturist of the French King [[Louis Philippe I]] and previous chief of the [[Palace of Versailles]]' gardens.
'''Jardin Massey''' is a [[public garden]] in [[Tarbes]], [[France]] built in the nineteenth century by [[Placide Massey]] ([[1777]]-[[1853]]), horticulturist of the French King [[Louis Philippe I]] and previous chief of the [[Palace of Versailles]]' gardens.
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The '''Jardin Massey''' has been put on the list of the [[Remarkable Gardens of France]] by the French government in 2004.
The '''Jardin Massey''' has been put on the list of the [[Remarkable Gardens of France]] by the French government in 2004.


The garden contains several interesting buildings such as the Musée Massey ([[Hussar]] museum), the orangery, the [[cloister]] (bought from the [[abbey]] of [[Saint-Sever-de-Rustan]]) and the School of art and [[Ceramic art|ceramics]]. <br/> The garden also contains rare or interesting trees, flowers, and animals.
The garden contains several interesting buildings such as:
*the Musée Massey ([[Hussar]] museum),
*the orangery, the [[cloister]] (bought from the [[abbey]] of [[Saint-Sever-de-Rustan]]),
*the School of art and [[Ceramic art|ceramics]]. <br/>
The garden also contains rare or interesting trees, flowers, and animals.


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Revision as of 18:27, 19 October 2010

The museum and the garden

Jardin Massey is a public garden in Tarbes, France built in the nineteenth century by Placide Massey (1777-1853), horticulturist of the French King Louis Philippe I and previous chief of the Palace of Versailles' gardens.

The Jardin Massey has been put on the list of the Remarkable Gardens of France by the French government in 2004.

The garden contains several interesting buildings such as:

The garden also contains rare or interesting trees, flowers, and animals.

43°14′17″N 0°04′34″E / 43.2380°N 0.0761°E / 43.2380; 0.0761