Paris Sights

  1. Crypte Archéologique

    The Archaeological Crypt is under the square in front of Notre Dame. The 117m long and 28m wide area displays in situ the remains of structures built on this site during the Gallo-Roman period (including actual rooms), a 4th-century enclosure wall, the foundations of the medieval foundlings hospice and a few of the sewers sunk by Haussman.

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  2. Quartier Latin

    Known as the Quartier Latin because students and professors communicated in Latin here until the Revolution, the 5e arrondissement has been the centre of Parisian higher education since the Middle Ages. It still has a large population of students and academics, which gives it a lively, sparky vibe.

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