Archaeological sights in Paris
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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.
The Latin Quarter was the centre of the Roman town of Letitia over 1800 years ago. The only surviving remains of the town are Gallo-Roman baths near the Hôtel de Cluny and the Arènes de Lutèce theatre, unearthed in 1869. The imposing Panthéon dominates the highest point on the Left Bank and gives super views over central and eastern Paris. Across the way is the beautiful 16th-c…
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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, a 4th-century enclosure wall, the foundations of the medieval foundlings hospice and a few of the original sewers sunk by Haussman.
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