{"id":6731,"date":"2024-08-04T08:49:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T08:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=attraction&#038;p=6731"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:48:20","slug":"the-palais-longchamp","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/the-palais-longchamp\/","title":{"rendered":"The Palais Longchamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The palace is home to the Water Castle (the\u00a0Chateau d\u2019eau), the Museum of Fine Arts (Musee des beaux-arts), the Museum of Natural History (Musee d\u2019histoire naturelle de Marseille), and the magnificent Longchamp Park and Garden. The palace is one of Marseille\u2019s most popular attractions, built in the 19<sup>e<\/sup> century to commemorate the construction of the city&#8217;s water canal. The palace&#8217;s Museum of Fine Arts is home to 16<sup>e<\/sup> -19<sup>e<\/sup> centuries collections of paintings and drawings, by French Proven\u00e7al, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch artists, including the famous Rodin\u2019s\u00a0La Meditation sculpture.<br \/>\nThe palace\u2019s Museum of Natural History includes several collections from the 18<sup>e<\/sup> century to these days. In the palace\u2019s park visit the Observatory of Palais Longchamp, including a planetarium, astronomy exhibitions, and the big observatory telescope which its images can be explored. Surrounding the palace are magnificent 19<sup>e<\/sup> century parks and gardens home to numerous sculptures and water features, waterfall and ponds, and various animal sculptures. Behind the Palace, beautiful French and English landscape gardens, with green loans, playgrounds and picnic spots. In early July the park is home to the famous Marseille Jazz Festival.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The palace is home to the Water Castle (the Chateau d\u2019eau), the Museum of Fine Arts (Musee des beaux-arts), the Museum of Natural History (Musee d\u2019histoire naturelle de Marseille), and the magnificent Longchamp Park and Garden. The palace is one of Marseille\u2019s most popular attractions, built in the 19th century to commemorate the construction of the city&#8217;s water canal. The palace&#8217;s Museum of Fine Arts is home to 16th -19th centuries collections of paintings and drawings, by French Proven\u00e7al, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch artists, including the famous Rodin\u2019s La Meditation sculpture.<br \/>\nThe palace\u2019s Museum of Natural History includes several collections from the 18th century to these days. In the palace\u2019s park visit the Observatory of Palais Longchamp, including a planetarium, astronomy exhibitions, and the big observatory telescope which its images can be explored. Surrounding the palace are magnificent 19th century parks and gardens home to numerous sculptures and water features, waterfall and ponds, and various animal sculptures. Behind the Palace, beautiful French and English landscape gardens, with green loans, playgrounds and picnic spots. 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