Latin Quarter, Paris
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TheLatin Quarter of Paris(French:Quartier latin,IPA:[kaʁtjelatɛ̃]) is an area in the5thand the6tharrondissements of Paris. It is situated on theleft bankof theSeine,around theSorbonne.
Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, andbistros,the Latin Quarter is the home to a number of higher education establishments besides the university itself, such as:
- Paris City University(with theFaculté de Médecine de Paris);
- Sorbonne University(withSorbonneandJussieu university campus);
- PSL University(with the campuses ofÉcole normale supérieure – PSL,theCollège de France,École des Mines de Paris – PSL,ESPCI,Chimie ParisTech,ENSAD,and theCurie Institute);
- thelycée Henri-IV,thelycée Louis-le-Grandand thelycée Saint-Louis,known asles trois lycées de la montagne;
- Panthéon-Assas University;
- Panthéon-Sorbonne University(with theÉcole de droit de la Sorbonne);
- Sciences Po;
- and theSchola Cantorum.
Other establishments such as theÉcole polytechniquehave relocated in recent times to more spacious settings.
The area gets its name from theLatin language,which was widely spoken in and around the University during theMiddle Ages,after the twelfth century philosopherPierre Abélardand his students took up residence there.[1]
See also
[edit]- List of restaurant districts and streets
- Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
- Paris Sciences et Lettres University
- Sorbonne University
- Université Paris Cité
References
[edit]- ^Horne, Alistair(2004).La Belle France.USA: Vintage. p. 18.ISBN9781400034871.
Further reading
[edit]- André Arnold-Peltier, Vassili Karist,Le Quartier Latin et ses entours / and its surroundings,Éditions PIPPA, collection Itinérances (ISBN978-2-916506-02-9)
- André Arnold-Peltier, Vassili Karist,Le jardin du Luxembourg / The Luxembourg gardens,Éditions PIPPA, collection Itinérances (ISBN2916506004)
- Sophie Peltier-Le Dinh, Danielle Michel-Chich, André Arnold-Peltier,Le Lycée Henri-IV, entre potaches et moines copistes,Éditions PIPPA, collection Itinérances (ISBN978-2-916506-16-6)
External links
[edit]- (in French)quartierlatin.paris- online Review about cultural activities in Quartier Latin (bookshops, publishers, gallery, cinema, theaters, etc.)
- (in French)The Quartier Latin- In depth exploration of literary culture, wine bars andOscar Wilde
- (in French)The Quartier Latin- current photographs and of the years 1900
- Paris CVB-Latin Quarter
- The Latin Quarter- More information and historical context from travel writers focused on France.
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