5/27/20: Paris Jour Et Nuit #12. Quartier Latin. La Sorbonne. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. L'H?tel-de-Ville. La Tour D’Argent.

5/27/20: Paris Jour Et Nuit #12.

Quartier Latin. La Sorbonne. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.

L'H?tel-de-Ville. La Tour D’Argent.

Today I showed Cecelia A few of France’s and Paris’s Most Famous:

Neighborhoods = Quartier Latin:

The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements.

Also known as the 5th arrondissement, the quaint Latin Quarter is home to the Sorbonne University and student-filled cafes. It's also famous for its bookshops, including the landmark Shakespeare & Company. Family attractions include the Jardin des Plantes botanical gardens and the National Museum of Natural History. The Panthéon building holds the remains of notables like Voltaire and Marie Curie. The narrow, winding, cobblestone streets of Quartier Latin remind us of what the medieval city of Paris looked like, when the original scholars of the Sorbonne university roamed the streets speaking Latin. 

University = La Sorbonne:

Founded in the 12th century, La Sorbonne is one of the oldest and best universities in Europe. In 1971, in the aftermath of the May 68 Sorbonne riots, it was split into 13 universities, numbered from 1 to 13. A number of these universities retained the word Sorbonne as part of their name.

Paris 1 and Paris 4 occupy the original building of Sorbonne University in Quartier Latin near

Le Panthéon. 350,000 students study today at these universities. 

Cathedral = Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris:

Notre-Dame de Paris is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the ?le de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral was consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Its construction started in 1163 and it opened in 1345. This is where we paused for a Berthillon ice cream break; next to this extraordinarily beautiful 857-year old Cathedral. We admired it with even more respect and  appreciation as it is currently being restored from its traumatic fires of last April. (I remember watching its fires live on BBC with tears in my eyes with Cederique by my side while we were in Peru. And now I am in France with my daughter by my side admiring it live).

“Hotel” = L'H?tel-de-Ville:

Hotel de Ville is the town hall of Paris built from 1873 to 1892 in French Renaissance style.

Its site has been the location of Paris city halls since 1357.

Five of the most beautiful Bridges in Paris:

Pont Alexandre III 

Pont De Bir-Hakeim (formerly the Pont de Passy)

Pont Neuf 

Pont Des Arts 

Pont De La Tournelle

Restaurant = La Tour D’Argent:

The oldest Michelin Star restaurant in Paris (at 438 years old), La Tour d'Argent opened in 1582 and was a favorite of English King Henry IV amongst many other nobles and celebrities worldwide.

Overall, a very hot, but not too crowded day in the streets; although, as each day passes, more and more Parisians are out and about and the traffic as well as the pollution levels are increasing before our very eyes.

“Travel Is Still The Most Intense Mode of Learning.”

Good Night.

From Paris With Love,

Laureline & Cecelia