Editing Paris Observatory (section)

=== Meudon ===
[[File:Le chateau neuf en observatoire meudon 2014.JPG|thumb|upright=1.25|The great refractor of [[Meudon]] overlooking the facilities' gardens.]]

The Meudon site was constructed in the late 19th century by [[Jules Janssen]], one of the discoverers of [[helium]]. With a million francs and permission to build on the ruins of the old royal palace, he constructed one of the grandest observatories of its day, with a focus on astronomy and solar physics. After World War I, the observatory was integrated with the nearby Paris Observatory and  became an important campus for that observatory. Even into the 21st century solar observations are conducted at the Meudon site, and the preserved Great Refractor (Grande lunette) and astronomical gardens overlooking the city of Paris have delighted visitors for decades. The site includes:
* [[Solar Observatory Tower Meudon]]
* [[Chateau de Meudon]]
* LESIA space and astrophysics instrumentation research laboratory<ref name=COROTPR2005>{{cite press release
 |title=Completion and delivery of equipment bay and camera to CNES mark major project milestone
 |publisher=Released jointly by [[Observatoire de Paris]], [[CNES]] and [[CNRS-INSU]] |date=2005-06-30 |access-date=2008-08-03
 |url =http://www.cnes.fr/web/3820-pr52-2005-joint-press-release-corot-observation-satellite-cnes-mission-completion-and-delivery-of-equipment-bay-and-camera-to-cnes-mark-major-pr.php
 }}</ref>