Sainte-Geneviève Library
Sainte-Geneviève Library is a university library of the universities of Paris, administered by the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University located at 10, place du Panthéon, across the square from the Panthéon, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jastrow, CC BY 2.0 fr.
- Type: Library
- Description: library
- Also known as: “bibliotheque Sainte Genevieve”, “bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève”, “bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve”, “Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve”, “bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève”, and “Sainte-Genevieve Library”
- Address: 10 Place du Panthéon, Paris, 75005
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Panthéon and Collège de France.
Panthéon
Photo: K’m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Panthéon is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter, on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, in the centre of the Place du Panthéon, which was named after it. Panthéon is situated 110 metres south of Sainte-Geneviève Library.
Collège de France
University
Photo: Celette, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Collège de France, founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment in France. It is located in Paris near La Sorbonne. Collège de France is situated 190 metres north of Sainte-Geneviève Library.
Notre Dame de Paris
Church
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Notre Dame de Paris is situated 700 metres northeast of Sainte-Geneviève Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 5th arrondissement and Latin Quarter.
5th arrondissement
Photo: K’m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 5th Arrondissement of Paris is one of the best known of the city's central districts, located on the Left Bank of the river Seine. Also commonly known as the "Latin Quarter" because the first great Parisian university, the Sorbonne, was founded here and Latin was the language the medieval period students used once to speak.
Latin Quarter
Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Latin Quarter of Paris is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.
Left Bank
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The Left Bank in travellers' terms generally refers to the "Left Bank" of the River Seine in the French capital city of Paris. The Left Bank defies precise definition but generally refers to those arrondissements on the southern bank of the river as it flows…
Sainte-Geneviève Library
- Categories: university library, academic library, building, and education
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.84716° or 48° 50′ 50″ northLongitude
2.34596° or 2° 20′ 45″ eastElevation
66 metres (217 feet)Operator
Université Sorbonne NouvelleOpen location code
8FW4R8WW+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 55353486OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
8449458Wikidata ID
Q517249
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Sainte-Geneviève Library” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مكتبة سانت جانفيف”
- Basque: “Sainte-Geneviève liburutegia”
- Catalan: “Biblioteca Sainte Geneviève”
- Chinese: “聖日內維耶圖書館”
- Czech: “Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève”
- Dutch: “Sainte-Geneviève Library”
- Esperanto: “Sainte-Geneviève Biblioteko”
- French: “bibliothèque interuniversitaire Sainte-Geneviève”
- French: “bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève”
- French: “Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève”
- French: “Collège de Montaigu” (historical)
- German: “Bibliothek Sainte-Geneviève”
- Greek: “Βιβλιοθήκη Σαιντ-Ζενεβιέβ”
- Hungarian: “Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève”
- Indonesian: “Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève”
- Italian: “Biblioteca Sainte-Geneviève”
- Japanese: “サン=ジェヌヴィエーヴ図書館”
- Japanese: “サント・ジュヌヴィエーヴ図書館”
- Lithuanian: “Paryžiaus Šv. Genovaitės biblioteka”
- Malay: “Perpustakaan Sainte-Geneviève”
- Portuguese: “Biblioteca de Sainte-Geneviève”
- Russian: “Библиотека Святой Женевьевы”
- Serbian: “Библиотека Сент-Женевив”
- Slovenian: “bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève”
- Slovenian: “Knjižnica Sainte-Geneviève”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca de Santa Genoveva”
- Swedish: “Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève”
- Ukrainian: “Бібліотека Святої Женев’єви”
- Urdu: “سانت-جینیویو کتب خانہ”
- Uzbek: “Sainte-Geneviève Library”
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