Must-see attractions in Latin Quarter

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    Panthéon

    Latin Quarter

    Elegant and regal in equal measure, the massive neoclassical dome of the Left Bank's iconic Panthéon is an icon of the Parisian skyline. Louis XV…

  • Institut du Monde Arabe

    Latin Quarter

    The Arab World Institute was jointly founded by France and 18 Middle Eastern and North African nations in 1980, with the aim of promoting cross-cultural…

  • Musée National du Moyen Âge

    Latin Quarter

    The National Museum of the Middle Ages is undergoing renovations through at least mid-2021. It will close completely for a minimum six months starting in…

  • Mosquée de Paris

    Latin Quarter

    Paris’ central mosque, with a striking 26m-high minaret, was completed in 1926 in an ornate art deco Moorish style. You can visit the interior to admire…

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    Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle

    Latin Quarter

    Despite the name, the National Museum of Natural History is not a single building, but a collection of sites throughout France. Its historic home is in…

  • Jardin des Plantes

    Latin Quarter

    Founded in 1626 as a medicinal herb garden for Louis XIII, Paris’ 24-hectare botanic gardens – visually defined by the double alley of plane trees that…

  • Église St-Étienne du Mont

    Latin Quarter

    The Church of Mount St Stephen, built between 1492 and 1655, contains Paris’ only surviving rood screen (1521–45), separating the chancel from the nave;…

  • Grande Galerie de l’Évolution

    Latin Quarter

    The highlight of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle for kids is the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, with imaginative exhibits on evolution and…

  • Square René Viviani

    Latin Quarter

    Opened in 1928 on the site of the former graveyard of adjoining church Église St-Julien le Pauvre, this picturesque little park is home to the oldest tree…

  • Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie

    Latin Quarter

    France’s National Museum of Natural History, the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, within the Jardin des Plantes, incorporates the Galerie de…

  • La Ménagerie

    Latin Quarter

    Like the Jardin des Plantes in which it’s located, this 170-species zoo is more than a tourist attraction; it also doubles as a research centre for the…

  • Galerie des Enfants

    Latin Quarter

    This hands-on science museum tailored to children from ages six to 12 is located in the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, part of the Muséum National d…

  • Les Grandes Serres et Galerie de Botanique

    Latin Quarter

    These four beautiful glass-and-metal greenhouses in the Jardin des Plantes have been in use since 1714. Several of Henri Rousseau's jungle paintings,…

  • Arènes de Lutèce

    Latin Quarter

    The 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre Lutetia Arena once seated 10,000 people for gladiatorial combats and other events. Found by accident in 1869 when rue…

  • Église St-Séverin

    Latin Quarter

    Extensively renovated in the 15th century, this Gothic church contains one of the oldest bells in Paris, cast in 1412. Also of note are the seven modern…

  • Sorbonne

    Latin Quarter

    The crème de la crème of academia flock to this distinguished university, one of the world’s most famous. Today ‘La Sorbonne’ embraces most of the 13…

  • Abbaye Royale du Val-de-Grâce

    Latin Quarter

    One of the city's grandest remnants of pre-Revolution Paris, Chapelle de la Val-de-Grâce was built in 1645 to celebrate the birth of Anne of Austria and…

  • Ernest Hemingway's Apartment

    Latin Quarter

    At 74 rue du Cardinal Lemoine is the apartment where Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) lived with his first wife, Hadley, from January 1922 until August 1923 …

  • George Orwell's Boarding House

    Latin Quarter

    In 1928 George Orwell (1903–50) stayed in a cheap boarding house above 6 rue du Pot de Fer while working as a dishwasher. It's closed to the public, but…

  • Chapelle de la Sorbonne

    Latin Quarter

    The Sorbonne university’s distinctive domed church was built between 1635 and 1642. The remains of Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) lie in a tomb with an…

  • Collège des Bernardins

    Latin Quarter

    Dating back to 1248, this former Cistercian college originally served as living quarters and place of study for novice monks. It's now an art gallery and…

  • James Joyce's Flat

    Latin Quarter

    Peer down the passageway at 71 rue du Cardinal Lemoine: Irish writer James Joyce (1882–1941) lived in the courtyard flat at the back marked ‘E’ when he…

  • Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air

    Latin Quarter

    Along quai St-Bernard, this open-air sculpture museum (also known as the Jardin Tino Rossi) has more than 50 late-20th-century unfenced sculptures. It…

  • Paul Verlaine's Garret

    Latin Quarter

    French poet Paul Verlaine (1844–96) spent the last years of his life in the Latin Quarter and died here at 39 rue des Descartes. The building is closed to…