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Sorbonne

#220 of 1479 things to do in Paris

#394 of 4408 things to do in France

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  • Address
    • 12 rue de la Sorbonne 5e
  • Transport
    • Luxembourg or Cluny–La Sorbonne
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 01 40 46 20 25

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Lonely Planet review for Sorbonne

Paris’ most renowned seat of learning, the Sorbonne was founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon, confessor to Louis IX, as a college for 16 impoverished theology students. Today, the Sorbonne’s main complex (bounded by rue de la Sorbonne, rue des Écoles, rue St-Jacques and rue Cujas) and other buildings in the vicinity house most of the 13 autonomous universities that were created when the University of Paris was reorganised after violent student protests in 1968. Parts of the complex are undergoing extensive renovation, scheduled to be completed in 2015.

 

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