The Panthéon Centre (), also known as the ''École de droit de Paris'' is an academic building in the
Latin Quarter
The Latin Quarter of Paris (, ) is an urban university campus in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne.
Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistros, t ...
urban university campus, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, located at 12, place du Panthéon. It currently houses the presidencies and head offices of the
Panthéon-Sorbonne and
Panthéon-Assas universities, as well as:
* the
Panthéon-Sorbonne University School of Law
Sorbonne Law School, officially the Panthéon-Sorbonne University School of Law, is the law school of the Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Paris-I). It is one of the two successors to the Faculty of Law of Paris, University of Paris Faculty of Law, a ...
,
* and the
Assas Law School and College.
It was designed by architect
Jacques-Germain Soufflot
Jacques-Germain Soufflot (, 22 July 1713 – 29 August 1780) was a French architect in the international circle that introduced neoclassicism. His most famous work is the Panthéon in Paris, built from 1755 onwards, originally as a church ded ...
between 1771 and 1773. Since January 6, 1926, it has been listed as a ''
Monument historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
''.
History
On November 16, 1753, King
Louis XV
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defi ...
ordered the construction of a building on the summit of
Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
The Montagne Sainte-Geneviève () is a hill overlooking the left bank of the Seine in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was known to the ancient Romans as .Hilaire Belloc, ''Paris (Methuen & Company, 1900)'' Retrieved June 14, 2016 Ato ...
to house law students and their professors. During the reorganization of the university following the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Lisieux College in 1762,
Daniel-Charles Trudaine
Daniel-Charles Trudaine (; 3 January 1703 – 19 January 1769) was a French administrator and civil engineer. Trudaine was one of the primary developers of the present French road system.
He is also known for the monumental ''Atlas de Trudaine'' ...
, administrator of bridges and roads and honorary doctor of the Faculty of Civil and Canon Law, granted the construction of a new building for the faculty on the site of the Lisieux College.
Jacques-Germain Soufflot
Jacques-Germain Soufflot (, 22 July 1713 – 29 August 1780) was a French architect in the international circle that introduced neoclassicism. His most famous work is the Panthéon in Paris, built from 1755 onwards, originally as a church ded ...
, the great French architect and controller of the King's buildings, was appointed to construct the building, which lasted from 1771 to 1773. Initially located on rue Saint-Jean-de-Beauvais, within the ''
Collège Royal'', the building opened in 1774 and was officially inaugurated in 1783.
The Faculty of Law was abolished in
1793
The French Republic introduced the French Revolutionary Calendar starting with the year I.
Events
January–June
* January 7 – The Ebel riot occurs in Sweden.
* January 9 – Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to ...
, as were all the faculties of the former
University of Paris
The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...
after the
French Revolution. A ''École de droit de Paris'' ("Paris Law School") reopened on November 22, 1805, following the promulgation of the
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code (), officially the Civil Code of the French (; simply referred to as ), is the French civil code established during the French Consulate in 1804 and still in force in France, although heavily and frequently amended since i ...
, which created modern law schools.
Since the Edgar Faure law and the split of the
University of Paris
The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...
in 1970, the Panthéon Centre has been shared between the universities Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Panthéon-Assas, with the
''École de Droit de la Sorbonne'' attached to Panthéon-Sorbonne and the ''
Collège et École de Droit'' of Panthéon-Assas.
References
See also
*
''École de Droit de la Sorbonne''
*
Assas Law School and College
*
Paris-Panthéon-Assas University
The Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (), commonly known as Assas or Paris 2, is a public university, public research university in Paris, France.
It is considered the direct inheritor of the Faculty of Law of Paris, the second-oldest faculty of ...
*
Faculty of Law of Paris
The Faculty of Law of Paris (), called from the late 1950s to 1970 the Faculty of Law and Economics of Paris, is the second-oldest faculty of law in the world and one of the four and eventually five faculties of the University of Paris ("the S ...
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