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# The staircases of Monaco's Oceanographic Museum are adorned with the shells of giant molluscs
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/lestnitsy-okeanograficheskogo-muzeia-monako-ukrasheny-rakovinami-gigantskikh-molliuskov/
- Published: 2019-08-05T12:12:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:43:44.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Architecture, Museums, Observations, Nature

The staircases of Monaco's Oceanographic Museum are adorned with the shells of giant molluscs. Remember the tridacna that serves as a [holy water stoup](https://theparnassian.com/sosud-dlia-sviatoi-vody-v-barochnoi-tserkvi-sen-siulpis-iz-gigantskoi-rakoviny-tridakny-samyi-bolshoi-takoi-molliusk-vesil-333-kilogramma-a-v-dlinu-byl-bolshe-metra/?ref=theparnassian.com) in Saint-Sulpice?

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