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The Latin Quarter is home to many academic institutions, including Sorbonne University and the Panthéon-Sorbonne University in the Sorbonne historical building. It is also home to the largest university libraries in Paris, such as the Sainte-Geneviève Library, the Sorbonne Library, the Sainte-Barbe Library, the Assas Law Library and the Cujas Law Library.
The architect was Jacques Lemercier [2] [3] and the dome was painted by Philippe de Champaigne, [4] [5] while François Girardon sculpted Richelieu's tomb which originally stood in the church. [6] [7] [8] The chapel's northern side faces the cour d'honneur inside the Sorbonne building, and its western side faces the Sorbonne square and Victor ...
In the heart of the Latin Quarter, the church was first built in 1230, then, after a fire, rebuilt and enlarged in 15th to 17th centuries in the Flamboyant Gothic style. It became a parish church for students at the University of Paris and is one of the oldest churches on the Left Bank. [14] Saint-Étienne-du-Mont: Place Saint-Genevieve
Since the Edgar Faure law and the split of the University of Paris in 1970, the Panthéon Centre has been shared between the universities Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Panthéon-Assas, with the École de Droit de la Sorbonne attached to Panthéon-Sorbonne and the Collège et École de Droit of Panthéon-Assas. [3] [4]
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View of the Sorbonne Chapel from Sorbonne square. The Sorbonne square is a public space located in the Latin Quarter in Paris' 5th arrondissement, France. Its limits are defined by: On its eastern side: Victor Cousin street (and the Sorbonne Chapel across it). On its western side: Saint-Michel boulevard; On its northern side (partially ...
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Beginning in about 1230, construction began on a new building in the High Gothic style. The church was contemporary with Notre Dame de Paris and Sainte-Chapelle. An additional aisle on the south side was built in the early 14th century. [3] Engraving by Thomas Shotter Boys, St. Séverin, Paris, 1839