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The Latin Quarter is the intellectual center of Paris and acquired its name around 1253 when all students and professors at the Sourbonne spoke Latin. Bookstores, schools, churches, jazz clubs, Roman ruins, publishing houses, and boutiques, characterize the district. It is the traditional center of what was called "bohemian Paris." It formed the setting for Puccini’s opera, ‘La Bohème’.

Place St-Michel is the busiest spot in the Latin Quarter with its pink marble fountain, built in 1860, surrounded by cafes facing the Seine and Notre Dame. The Paris Commune of 1871 began here, as did the student uprising of 1968.

Notre-Dame de Paris

The Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris dates back to 1163 but was not completed until 1345. It is one of the masterpieces of Gothic art in Western Europe. Its facade, the soaring Gothic ribbed vaulting, its huge light-filled interior and awe-inspiring stained glass windows are magnificent artistic achievements. The square in front of the Cathedral is called the Place du Parvis. In the center is a plaque from which all road distances in France are measured. Of course, this is the setting for Victor Hugo’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’.

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Places to visit

Latin Quarter
Sorbonne
Place St. Michel
Arab Institute
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Panthéon
Musée Nationale du Moyen Age
Mouffetard area
Jardin des Plantes botanical gardens
Roman ruins (Arènes de Lutece)
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Le Petit Zinc : 11 rue St-Benoit - 75006 Paris

Whilst retaining its fabulous 1900 décor, this St-Germain des Prés institution, with its "Art Nouveau" style, has retained its exceptionally beautiful ironwork façade and ceramic décor, and has added a luminous terrace with large openings onto the dining room. Its sober and elegant design provides the touch of modernity that only establishments of character can reproduce. The intimacy of the dining-room is a perfect accompaniment to the classic dishes proposed on the menu, the reason for the Petit Zinc's success: the slices of calf's liver or the roast shoulder of Limousin lamb will delight even the most gourmet palates.

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