The character of the street you’re on – wide-open space lined with trees and long, harmonious buildings, plus, often, a view of some landmark in the distance – was a central par… See more

The Sorbonne, or the University of Paris, has been here since 1150, making it the second oldest university in Europe. It’s the place where some of the fundamentals of today’s edu… See more

This is the Cluny Museum, formerly the Cluny Mansion. The name comes from the Cluny monks to whom it belonged and they were named for the city where they were based. In 1… See more

Pause here for a moment to take in the atmosphere of the medieval city. Saint-Severin is a 13th-century church, and the Rue Saint-Severin, the road just past it, is from that s… See more

The Church of Saint-Julien-le-Pauve, or St. Julian the Poor, began construction in the 12th century, around the same time as Notre-Dame, and steady changes since have mad… See more