The museum and the garden
Jardin Massey is a public garden in Tarbes, France built in the 19th 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 Musée Massey (international Hussar museum),
- the orangery,
- the cloister (bought from the abbey of Saint-Sever-de-Rustan),
- the School of art and ceramics.
The garden also contains rare or interesting trees, flowers, and animals.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jardin Massey.
- Tarbes' City Hall webpage of the Massey garden (in French)
- Tarbes' Tourism Office webpage (in French)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.