Latin Quarter
Medieval scholars' district where Latin rang through debate halls for seven centuries and sixty-eight's barricades changed France.
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This guide to the Latin Quarter in Paris begins around 1116 on Mont Sainte-Geneviève, where the philosopher Peter Abelard let students argue back and drew hundreds across the river. It follows his secret affair with Héloïse and the letters they left, then explains how a shared language gave the neighborhood its name. Along the way you'll pass the Panthéon and the Sorbonne's chapel dome on Rue Saint-Jacques. Best heard while walking uphill from the Seine.
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