4 February 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Paris / Île-de-France
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Boulevard Saint-Germain is a major street in
Paris on the
Rive Gauche of the
Seine . It curves in a 3.5-kilometre (2.1 miles) arc from the
Pont de Sully in the east (the bridge at the edge of
Île Saint-Louis ) to the
Pont de la Concorde (the bridge to the
Place de la Concorde ) in the west and traverses the
5th ,
6th and
7th arrondissements . At its midpoint, the boulevard is traversed by the north-south
Boulevard Saint-Michel . The boulevard is most famous for crossing the
Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter from which it derives its name.
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24 September 2018 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Architecture , Paris / Île-de-France , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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The Sorbonne is an
edifice of the
Latin Quarter (
5th arrondissement ), in
Paris , which was the historical house of the former
University of Paris . Today, it houses part or all of several higher education and research institutions such as
Panthéon-Sorbonne University ,
Sorbonne Nouvelle University ,
Paris Descartes University ,
École pratique des hautes études , and
Sorbonne University . Despite being a highly valued brand, the Sorbonne universities did not register their names as
trademarks until the 1990s. Over the following years, they established partnerships, merging projects and associated institutions with the name Sorbonne, sometimes
triggering conflicts over the usage and ownership of the name.
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5 October 2016 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks , Paris / Île-de-France
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The Île de la Cité is one of two remaining natural islands in the
Seine within the city of
Paris (the other being the
Île Saint-Louis ). It is the centre of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded. The western end has held a palace since
Merovingian times , and its eastern end since the same period has been consecrated to religion, especially after the 10th-century construction of a cathedral preceding today’s
Notre Dame . The land between the two was, until the 1850s, largely residential and commercial, but has since been filled by the city’s
Prefecture de Police ,
Palais de Justice ,
Hôtel-Dieu hospital and
Tribunal de commerce . Only the westernmost and northeastern extremities of the island remain residential today, and the latter preserves some vestiges of its 16th-century
canon ‘s houses.
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21 October 2011 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks , Paris / Île-de-France , UNESCO World Heritage
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The 6th arrondissement includes world famous educational institutions such as the
École des Beaux-Arts de Paris and the
Académie française , the seat of the
French Senate as well as a concentration of some of Paris most famous monuments such as
Saint-Germain Abbey and square,
St. Sulpice Church and square, the
Pont des Arts or the Jardins du Luxembourg.
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