Latin Quarter
Elegant and regal in equal measure, the massive neoclassical dome of the Left Bank's iconic Panthéon is an icon of the Parisian skyline. Louis XV…
Must-see attractions in Latin Quarter
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Latin Quarter
The Arab World Institute was jointly founded by France and 18 Middle Eastern and North African nations in 1980, with the aim of promoting cross-cultural…
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Latin Quarter
Despite the name, the National Museum of Natural History is not a single building, but a collection of sites throughout France. Its historic home is in…
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Latin Quarter
The National Museum of the Middle Ages is undergoing renovations through at least mid-2021. It will close completely for a minimum six months starting in…
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Latin Quarter
Founded in 1626 as a medicinal herb garden for Louis XIII, Paris’ 24-hectare botanic gardens – visually defined by the double alley of plane trees that…
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Latin Quarter
The Church of Mount St Stephen, built between 1492 and 1655, contains Paris’ only surviving rood screen (1521–45), separating the chancel from the nave;…
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Latin Quarter
The crème de la crème of academia flock to this distinguished university, one of the world’s most famous. Today ‘La Sorbonne’ embraces most of the 13…
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Latin Quarter
The highlight of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle for kids is the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, with imaginative exhibits on evolution and…
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Latin Quarter
One of the city's grandest remnants of pre-Revolution Paris, Chapelle de la Val-de-Grâce was built in 1645 to celebrate the birth of Anne of Austria and…
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Latin Quarter
Opened in 1928 on the site of the former graveyard of adjoining church Église St-Julien le Pauvre, this picturesque little park is home to the oldest tree…
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Latin Quarter
At 74 rue du Cardinal Lemoine is the apartment where Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) lived with his first wife, Hadley, from January 1922 until August 1923 …
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Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie
Latin Quarter
France’s National Museum of Natural History, the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, within the Jardin des Plantes, incorporates the Galerie de…
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Latin Quarter
Paris’ central mosque, with a striking 26m-high minaret, was completed in 1926 in an ornate art deco Moorish style. You can visit the interior to admire…
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Latin Quarter
Like the Jardin des Plantes in which it’s located, this 170-species zoo is more than a tourist attraction; it also doubles as a research centre for the…
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Latin Quarter
This hands-on science museum tailored to children from ages six to 12 is located in the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, part of the Muséum National d…
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George Orwell's Boarding House
Latin Quarter
In 1928 George Orwell (1903–50) stayed in a cheap boarding house above 6 rue du Pot de Fer while working as a dishwasher. It's closed to the public, but…
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Les Grandes Serres et Galerie de Botanique
Latin Quarter
These four beautiful glass-and-metal greenhouses in the Jardin des Plantes have been in use since 1714. Several of Henri Rousseau's jungle paintings,…
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Latin Quarter
The Sorbonne university’s distinctive domed church was built between 1635 and 1642. The remains of Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) lie in a tomb with an…
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Latin Quarter
The 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre Lutetia Arena once seated 10,000 people for gladiatorial combats and other events. Found by accident in 1869 when rue…
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Latin Quarter
Dating back to 1248, this former Cistercian college originally served as living quarters and place of study for novice monks. It's now an art gallery and…
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Latin Quarter
Peer down the passageway at 71 rue du Cardinal Lemoine: Irish writer James Joyce (1882–1941) lived in the courtyard flat at the back marked ‘E’ when he…
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Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie Comparée
Latin Quarter
Dinosaur skeletons and fossils fill the Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie Comparée, part of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, within the…
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Latin Quarter
Extensively renovated in the 15th century, this Gothic church contains one of the oldest bells in Paris, cast in 1412. Also of note are the seven modern…
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Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air
Latin Quarter
Along quai St-Bernard, this open-air sculpture museum (also known as the Jardin Tino Rossi) has more than 50 late-20th-century unfenced sculptures. It…
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Latin Quarter
French poet Paul Verlaine (1844–96) spent the last years of his life in the Latin Quarter and died here at 39 rue des Descartes. The building is closed to…
