Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Jardin d'Acclimatation
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Jardin Zoologique d'Acclimatation
- l'Acclimatation Anthropologique
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1860-
History
The Jardin d'Acclimatation is a 19 hectare (47 acre) children's amusement park located in the northern part of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. Opened by Napoléon III and Empress Eugénie, this Paris Zoo was originally known as Jardin Zoologique d'Acclimatation, where plants and colonies could acclimatise to France's weather conditions. It was directed by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire until his death in 1861. From 1877 until 1912, the Jardin Zoologique d'Acclimatation was converted to l'Acclimatation Anthropologique