New Sorbonne: Interior, Amphitheater Richelieu, part of The Faculty of Arts

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of France

Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

Closest to the Rue Saint-Jacques facade.

A new architectural competition, was won by a pupil of Charles Garnier, Henri-Paul Nénot in 1884. The New Sorbonne (completed 1901) consisted of faculty buildings extending the courtyard plan of the original site (including the chapel) and adding a new auditorium. Nénot demonstrated skill in planning and scale while using traditional French styles in an eclectic manner.

Images

This is called New Sorbonne: Interior, Amphitheater Richelieu, part of The Faculty of Arts within the category of photographs.

Metadata

Creator: G. Massiot & cie
Date: Circa 1910
Publisher: Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Material Type: photographs
Conditions Governing Access: To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library to arrange an appointment

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Campus Location: Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Link to Finding Aid: https://curate.nd.edu/show/vq27zk54z5j; This digital collection may not include all items or all of the information available about the source collection. See the finding aid for more information.

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