Sorbonne Chapel

The Chapel of Sainte-Ursule de la Sorbonne, also known as the Sorbonne Chapel, is a chapel at the Sorbonne in the of , France. Designed by Jacques Lemercier, the present chapel was built as part of Cardinal Richelieu's reconstruction of the College of Sorbonne.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: chapel located in Paris, in France
  • Also known as: “Chapelle Sainte-Ursule” and “Chapelle Sainte-Ursule de la Sorbonne”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Panthéon and Notre Dame de Paris.

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The is a monument in the , France. It stands in the , on the , in the centre of the , which was named after it. is situated 320 metres southeast of Sorbonne Chapel.

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, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral and basilica on the , in the , France. is situated 700 metres northeast of Sorbonne Chapel.

Museum
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The Musée de Cluny, officially Musée de Cluny-Musée National du Moyen Âge, is a of medieval art in . It is located in the , bordered by to the south, boulevard Saint-Michel to the west, to the north, and rue Saint-Jacques to the east. is situated 250 metres north of Sorbonne Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latin Quarter and 5th arrondissement.

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The of Paris is a district in on the of the , around the . Located in the city's and the arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.

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The 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.

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The in travellers' terms generally refers to the "Left Bank" of the River Seine in the capital city of . The defies precise definition but generally refers to those arrondissements on the southern bank of the river as it flows…

Sorbonne Chapel

Latitude
48.84841° or 48° 50′ 54″ north
Longitude
2.34321° or 2° 20′ 36″ east
Inception
1642—1644
Levels
3
Open location code
8FW4R8XV+97
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95860808
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q2957340
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Sorbonne Chapel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة سانت أورسول في السوربون”
  • Catalan: “Capella de la Sorbona”
  • Czech: “kaple Sainte-Ursule de la Sorbonne”
  • Czech: “Kaple Sainte-Ursule de la Sorbonne”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت اورسول فى السوربون”
  • French: “chapelle de la Sorbonne”
  • French: “Chapelle de la Sorbonne”
  • French: “église de la Sorbonne”
  • German: “Kapelle der Sorbonne”
  • Irish: “Chapelle Sainte-Ursule de la Sorbonne”
  • Ossetian: “Сорбоннæйы аргъуан”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сорбонне”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сорбонны”
  • Slovenian: “Chapelle Sainte-Ursule de la Sorbonne”
  • Slovenian: “kapela sv. Uršule na Sorbonni”
  • Slovenian: “Sorbonska kapela”
  • Spanish: “Capilla de la Sorbona”
  • Swedish: “Sainte-Ursule de la Sorbonne”
  • Turkish: “Sorbonne Şapeli”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sorbonne Université - Faculté des Lettres and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Centre Sorbonne.

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