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Latin Quarter
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceThe Latin Quarter of Paris (Quartier latin) is an area in the 5th arrondissement and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, on the left bank (south side) of the Seine, around the Sorbonne University.
The name derives from the Latin language, which was widely spoken in the Middle Ages in and near the University.
It houses higher education establishments, such as the École Normale Supérieure, the École des Mines de Paris (a ParisTech institute) and the Jussieu university campus. Other establishments such as the École Polytechnique (also a ParisTech engineering school) have relocated to more spacious settings.
It is known for its lively atmosphere and bistros.
Places of interests
Monuments
- Place Saint-Michel
- Le Collège de France
- Le Panthéon
- La Sorbonne
- Les Thermes and l'Hôtel de Cluny
- Le Palais du Luxembourg
- Le Jardin du Luxembourg
- Le Musée du Luxembourg
- Le Théâtre de l'Odéon
- Les Arènes de Lutèce
- Le Couvent des Cordeliers
- Le Palais de la Monnaie
- L'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
- L'Institut de France
- L'Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- L'Église Saint-Sulpice
- L'Église de la Sorbonne
- Church Saint-Severin
Neighborhoods
Schools, lycées, university and prépas
- Institut de France
- Collège de France
- Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
- University Sorbonne
- University of Paris II: Panthéon-Assas
- University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle
- Campus de Jussieu Paris VI e Paris VII)
- Institut supérieur d'électronique de Paris (ISEP)
- École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
- École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
- École Normale Supérieure
- Lycée Henri-IV
- Lycée Louis-le-Grand
- Lycée Saint-Louis
- Lycée Fénelon
- Lycée Lavoisier
- Lycée Montaigne
- Collège Stanislas
See also
- Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
- Camelots du Roy, the youth organization of the Action française royalist movement
External links
- Audio Tour of Saint Germain des Pres
- The Quartier Latin - current photographs and of the years 1900
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