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7 La Sorbonne 9 Chapelle de
1 Rue Victor Cousin 75005. Map 13 la Sorbonne
A5. Tel 01 40 46 22 11. q Cluny- Pl de la Sorbonne 75005. Map 13 A5.
La Sorbonne, Maubert-Mutualité. Tel 01 40 46 22 11. q Cluny-La
Open by appt only. 8 Mon–Fri, Sorbonne, Maubert-Mutualité.
plus one Sat a month, by appt only: W Luxembourg. Open for guided
write to visites.sorbonne@ac-paris.fr. tours only (one Sat every month),
∑ english.paris-sorbonne.fr by appt. &
The Sorbonne, seat of the Designed by Lemercier and
University of Paris, was built between 1635 and 1642,
established in 1253 by Robert this chapel is, in effect, a
de Sorbon, confessor to Louis monument to Richelieu, with
IX, for 16 poor students to study his coat of arms on the dome
theology. The college soon supports and his white marble
became the centre of scholastic tomb, carved by Girardon in
theology. In 1469, the rector Statues outside the Collège de France 1694, in the chancel. The
had three printing machines chapel’s attractive lateral
brought over from Mainz, 8 Collège de France façade looks on to the main
thereby founding the first 11 Pl Marcelin-Berthelot 75005. courtyard of the Sorbonne.
printing house in France. The Map 13 A5. Tel 01 44 27 12 11 or 01
college’s opposition to liberal 44 27 11 47. q Maubert-Mutualité.
18th-century philosophy led Open Oct–Jun: 9am–6pm Mon–Fri.
to its suppression during the ∑ college-de-france.fr
Revolution. It was re-established
by Napoleon in 1806. The One of Paris’s great institutes of
buildings built by Richelieu in research and learning, the college
the early 17th century were was established in 1530 by
replaced by the ones seen François I. Guided by the great
today, with the exception of humanist Guillaume Budé, the
the chapel. king aimed to counteract the
intolerance and dogmatism of
the Sorbonne. A statue of Budé
stands in the west courtyard,
16th-century and the unbiased approach
belfry tower to learning is reflected in the
inscription on the old college
entrance: docet omnia (all are
taught here). Lectures are
free and open to the public, Chapelle de la Sorbonne clock
depending on availability.
St-Etienne- 0 St-Etienne-
du-Mont du-Mont
30 Rue Descartes, Pl Ste-Geneviève
Medieval window 75005. Map 17 A1. Tel 01 43 54 11 79.
q Cardinal Lemoine. Open 8:45am–
Rood screen 7:45pm Tue–Fri; 8:45am–noon, 2–
7:45pm Sat; 8:45am–12:15pm, 2:30–
7pm Sun (school holidays: 10am–noon,
4–7:45pm Tue–Sat). 8 3pm. 5 daily.
= ∑ saintetiennedumont.fr
This remarkable church houses
the shrine of Sainte Geneviève,
patron saint of Paris, as well as
the remains of the great literary
figures Racine and Pascal. Some
parts are in the Gothic style and
others date from the Renaissance,
including a magnificent rood
screen that crosses the nave like
a bridge. The stained-glass
windows are also of note.

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