Library
Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve
21 locals recommend,
Why locals recommend it
The Sorbonne’s magnificent library is featured in Martin Scorsese’s film Hugo, which I love for its wonderful homage to the cinema and to the pioneering director Georges Méliès. The gorgeous, vaulted-ceiling reading room is where Hugo discovers that Méliès invented special effects. The library is one of the oldest in Europe and was one of the first buildings to mix metal and stone in the early 19th century. It was quite revolutionary.
Juliette
January 17, 2017
Tips from locals
Philippe & Sophie
May 25, 2017
Magnificient! the library is classified historic monument
Terence
August 24, 2016
A historic place where Erasme and Rabelais once studied & worked. Massive from the outside, beautiful from the inside.
Kanoelani
December 12, 2014
Beautiful, old library, open for tours in the morning.
Jeanne
December 21, 2013
Pretend that you're a student of La Sorbonne, climb the stairs, and enjoy :)
Leonie
November 10, 2014
The old library of the Sorbonne University. Build in the 17th century.
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Location
10 Pl. du Panthéon
Paris, IDF