~La Quartier Latin ~La Sorbonne ~Musee du Cluny

-Home to Paris’s oldest and most famous university. -Built in the Middle Ages. -Home to artists, intellectuals, and the bohemian way of life. -Also home to Boulevard St- Michel, St-Severin, and St- Julien-le-Pauvre. St-Severin(right) St-Julien-le- Pauvre(below)

-Acquired it’s name from the early Latin-speaking students -Home to many of Paris’s monuments.

-Paris’s oldest university. -Built in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon. -He built it to teach 16 poor students about theology. -Now it has over 2 million works in its library, and a growing student body.

-In 1469, 3 printing machines were brought over and used inside the Sorbonne making it the first printing house in France. -Has a very high international reputation and is placed among Europe's most important university.

-In 1792 it was closed by the Revolutionary Government but was later reopened by Napoleon. -After the pope approved the idea of teaching students without money, it became the University of Paris. -The only remnants of the old college is the trace of the chapel.

-Has one of the world’s finest collections of Medieval Art. -Built in 1500 by Jacques d’Amboise. -Has some of the most famous tapestries and paintings in the world. -Now officially known as Musee National du Moyen Age

-504 years old -Built on the ruins of a Gallo-Roman baths complex, which is now partly restored