Latin Neighborhood
Natalie
We ventured to the latin neighborhood for Day 4 which was to see the oldest area of Paris. It is called the Latin neighborhood because it was once where all the scholars lived and learned. At the time of the medieval period this learned people spoke latin. We were able to see the exposed beams from the medieval building period which still hold up many buildings in that area today. We traveled from the Latin Quarter through two chapels which still showcased a majority of their original medieval bones. To end our day we passed the Paris University, followed by their Library which just from the outside was gorgeous, and then moved onwards to the Pantheon.
Some points on the modernization of the medieval Paris and its buildings by Haussmann between 1853 and 1870.
- ground floor and basement with thick, load-bearing walls, fronts usually parallel to the street
- mezzanine with low ceilings
- second floor with a balcony;
- third and fourth floors in the same style but with less elaborate stonework around the windows
- fifth floor with a single, continuous, undecorated balcony
- mansard roof with garret rooms and dormer windows.
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| The brown beams on the cream house in the center of the photo are the beams that were original to the medieval structure. |
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| Inside the chapel Saint Séverin |
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| After all our exploring we went to Café de Flora |
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| Café Créme |
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