The Samuel Paty Square is a green space located in the
5th arrondissement of Paris
The 5th arrondissement of Paris (''Ve arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''le cinquième''.
The arrondissement, als ...
next to the
Sorbonne
Sorbonne may refer to:
* Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities.
*the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970)
*one of its components or linked institution, ...
and the
Musée de Cluny
The Musée de Cluny ("Cluny Museum", ), also known as Musée national du Moyen Âge – Thermes et hôtel de Cluny ("National Museum of the Middle Ages – Cluny thermal baths and mansion"), is a museum of the Middle Ages in Paris, Fr ...
.
Location
The garden is located at the address 2, Place Paul-Painlevé, in front of the
Sorbonne
Sorbonne may refer to:
* Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities.
*the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970)
*one of its components or linked institution, ...
, in the heart of the historic quarter of the
Latin Quarter, Paris
The Latin Quarter of Paris (french: Quartier latin, ) is an area 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 ...
.
This site is serviced by the neighbouring
Cluny–La Sorbonne Métro station on
Line 10.
Origin of the name
The garden takes its name after French teacher
Samuel Paty
The murder of Samuel Paty (), a French secondary school teacher, took place on 16 October 2020 in Éragny-sur-Oise, a suburb of Paris. Paty was killed and beheaded by an Islamist terrorist.
The perpetrator, Abdoullakh Abouyedovich Anzorov, an ...
, assassinated in a terrorist attack on 16 October 2020 in
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris.
The commune was originally named for its ge ...
, a suburb of Paris. Paty was killed and beheaded by an Islamist.
Description
This park is a symbolic place in the middle of the historic Parisian neighborough of schools and universities.
History
The public garden was created in 1900 and originally called Square de la Sorbonne. It was renamed at the first anniversary of Paty's assassination.
"France pays tribute to murdered schoolteacher Samuel Paty"
The Local, 16 October 2021.
See also
* List of parks and gardens in Paris
Paris, France today has more than 421 municipal parks and gardens, covering more than three thousand hectares and containing more than 250,000 trees.Jarrassé, Dominique, ''Grammaire des Jardins Parisiens'' (2007), Parigramme, () The following is ...
* 5th arrondissement of Paris
The 5th arrondissement of Paris (''Ve arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''le cinquième''.
The arrondissement, als ...
* Murder of Samuel Paty
The murder of Samuel Paty (), a French secondary school teacher, took place on 16 October 2020 in Éragny-sur-Oise, a suburb of Paris. Paty was killed and beheaded by an Islamist terrorist.
The perpetrator, Abdoullakh Abouyedovich Anzorov, an ...
* Sorbonne
Sorbonne may refer to:
* Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities.
*the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970)
*one of its components or linked institution, ...
References
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Parks in France
Gardens in Paris
Monuments and memorials in Paris