Escalier d'Honneur, Palais Academique, Sorbonne

Escalier d'Honneur or Staircase of Honour in the Grand Vestibule or entrance hall, in the Palais Academique at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. The staircase's balustrades are in bronze and wrought iron, with the emblems of French cities who had a university in 1884. The staircase evokes the Palais Garnier, as it was designed by a student of Garnier. The peristyle space on the floor above is divided by columns and the walls lined with canvases depicting the history of the University of Paris. The Palais Academique today houses the seat of the chancellery of the universities and the academy of Paris. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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