Quartier Latin

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1 The quartier latin is an area where schools have been concentrated for several centuries. Although many schools have now moved out of Paris to the suburbs to enjoy larger grounds, a large number of schools are still located in the quartier latin. The 1968 student riots were rooted in the quartier latin.	2 University of Paris La Sorbonne (law school).
3 University of Paris La Sorbonne (law school).	4 University of Paris La Sorbonne.
5 Louis Le Grand highschool, founded in the 16th century.	6 St Etienne du Mont church, built in 1222. The facade was remodeled in the 17th century.
7 St Etienne du Mont church.	8 Henri IV highschool. The tower dates back from a church built in 1180.
9 The Philippe Auguste wall was built in 1190 and used to surround the city. It was 5km long, 10m tall. Paris was then a 250 hectares city.	10
11 The Lutetia arena. Lutetia was the name of Paris during the Roman times. The arena was used between the 1st and 3rd century with a capacity of 10000-20000 people. They were forgotten soon after the fall of the Roman empire and were rediscovered in 1869.	12 The arena was also used as a theater, as is testified by the ruins of a theater wall/scene.
13 Garden of the Lutetia arena.	14 Across the garden.
15 The Pantheon, originally a church (late 18th century), now a burial place for France's "great people". In 1851, Foucault made use of the height of the building to hang a pendulum to the dome and prove that earth was rotating on itself.	16
17 Pantheon.	18
19 St Geneviève library, built 1844-1850 (left).	20 St Geneviève library.
21 St Geneviève library.	22 St Geneviève library: Coronelli globe, 1693.
23 St Geneviève library.	24 St Geneviève library.
25 St Geneviève library.	26
27 Saint Nicolas du Chardonnet church: a chapel was built there in the 13th century, its steeple was rebuilt in 1625 and the church was rebuilt between 1656 and 1763. The facade was rebuilt in 1934.	28 Saint Nicolas du Chardonnet church.
29 Saint Nicolas du Chardonnet church.	30 Saint Nicolas du Chardonnet church.
31 Saint Nicolas du Chardonnet church.	32 College of the Bernardins: in Europe in the 13th century universities start teaching theology and replace monasteries. In 1245 pope Innocent IV encourages Cistercians (monks) to go to Paris to study. An English monk, Etienne de Lexington, founded the college in 1248 just half a century after the university of Paris (la Sorbonne) opened, to accommodate students; during 4 centuries the college was home to students. The college closed after the French Revolution/civil war in the late 18th century.
33 College of the Bernardins.	34