Paris Descartes University (French: Université Paris 5 René Descartes ), also known as Paris V , was a French public university located in Paris . It was one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris , which was split into 13 universities in 1970. Paris Descartes completely merged with Paris Diderot University in 2019 to form a new Paris Cité University .
39-453: It was established as a multidisciplinary university "of humanities and health sciences" (" des Sciences de l’Homme et de la Santé ". It focused on the areas of medical sciences, biomedical sciences, law, computer science, social sciences, economics and psychology. Its main campus was in the historic École de Chirurgie in the 6th arrondissement of Paris . The historic University of Paris ( French : Université de Paris ) first appeared in
78-426: A neo-classical escalier d'honneur in the west wing, a single monumental flight enclosed by an Ionic colonnade and covered with a coffered barrel vault , the construction of which resulted in the destruction of the long gallery that had formerly housed the cycle of paintings by Rubens. Beginning in 1835, the architect Alphonse de Gisors added a new garden wing parallel to the old corps de logis , replicating
117-455: A modern approach of social sciences on the basis of fieldwork , participant observation and ethnography (Master's degree in cultural and social anthropology, at the School of humanities and social sciences - Sorbonne). The dual master's degree ("Economics and Psychology" and "Cogmaster") in partnership with other important French academic institutions such as Pantheon-Sorbonne University and
156-598: A new palace for herself, adjacent to an old hôtel particulier owned by François de Luxembourg, Duc de Piney , which is now called the Petit Luxembourg and is the residence of the president of the French Senate. Marie de' Medici desired to make a building similar to her native Florence 's Palazzo Pitti ; to this effect she had the architect Métezeau (either Louis Métezeau or his brother, Clément Métezeau ) sent to Florence to make detailed drawings of
195-501: A prized Parisian garden across from the 5th arrondissement 's Panthéon . Since the 1950s, the arrondissement, with its many higher education institutions, cafés ( Café de Flore , Les Deux Magots , La Palette , Café Procope ) and publishing houses ( Gallimard , Julliard , Grasset ) has been the home of much of the major post-war intellectual and literary movements and some of most influential in history such as surrealism , existentialism and modern feminism . The land area of
234-602: A series commissioned from Peter Paul Rubens , were installed in the Galerie de Rubens on the main floor of the western wing. These paintings were executed between 1622 and 1625 and depicts Marie's struggles and triumphs in life. They are now visible in the Galerie Medicis of the Louvre, one of the treasures of the museum's Flemish paintings department. A series of paintings executed for her Cabinet doré ("gilded study")
273-603: Is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France . In spoken French, it is referred to as le sixième . The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in a reference to the seat of the Senate and its garden , is situated on the Rive Gauche of the River Seine . It includes educational institutions such as the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts , the École des hautes études en sciences sociales and
312-497: Is professor of sociology. Paris Descartes was rated by the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject: It was also rated by the 2016/17 The Times Higher Education Subject Rankings as: In Law, in 2016/17, it was not ranked among the top 10 of France of Eduniversal rankings. 48°51′05″N 2°20′26″E / 48.85139°N 2.34056°E / 48.85139; 2.34056 6th arrondissement of Paris The 6th arrondissement of Paris ( VI arrondissement )
351-887: Is selective, with an acceptance rate of 11%. Admission to the second year of the university's master programs is selective as well, some of these programs admitting only 1.7% of applicants which can represent 25 students by programs. The University Paris V has signed over 150 conventions with foreign universities across five continents, including Manchester, Warwick, Copenhagen, Rome, Madrid, Rotterdam, Helsinki, Stockholm or Ghent. The university focuses on medical sciences (medicine, dental medicine, pharmacy, psychology), biomedical sciences (cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, chemistry, biomedical physics), social sciences (sociology, anthropology, linguistics, demographics, science of education), mathematics, computer science and law (information technology law, business law, tax law, public law, private law...). The University Paris Descartes supports
390-539: Is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. Luxembourg Palace The Luxembourg Palace ( French : Palais du Luxembourg , pronounced [palɛ dy lyksɑ̃buʁ] ) is at 15 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris , France. It was originally built (1615–1645) to
429-586: The Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés —founded in the 6th century—was the heart of the Catholic Church 's power in Paris for centuries, hosting many religious institutions. In 1612, Queen Marie de Médicis bought an estate in the district and commissioned architect Salomon de Brosse to transform it into the outstanding Luxembourg Palace surrounded by extensive royal gardens . The new Luxembourg Palace turned
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#1732776886984468-676: The Institut de France , as well as Parisian monuments such as the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe , the Pont des Arts , which links the 1st and 6th arrondissements over the Seine, Saint-Germain Abbey and Saint-Sulpice Church . This central arrondissement, which includes the historic districts of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (surrounding the abbey founded in the 6th century) and Luxembourg (surrounding
507-494: The Palace and its Gardens ), has played a major role throughout Parisian history. It is well known for its café culture and the revolutionary existentialism intellectualism of the authors that lived there, including Jean-Paul Sartre , Simone de Beauvoir , Gertrude Stein , Paul Éluard , Boris Vian , Albert Camus and Françoise Sagan . With its cityscape, intellectual tradition, history, architecture and central location,
546-554: The École Normale Supérieure emphasizes opportunities offered as far as research is concerned. In 1994 Alain Ehrenberg founded and co-directed the research group "Psychotropics, Politics, Society" (Centre de recherche Psychotropes, Santé mentale, Société, aka CESAMES). This is a joint research unit of Paris Descartes and the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS - National Centre for Scientific Research), where Ehrenberg
585-502: The French capital. His subordinate, Luftwaffe Field Marshal Hugo Sperrle , was also given an apartment in the Luxembourg Palace. He spent most of the war by enjoying the luxurious surroundings. "The Field Marshal's craving for luxury and public display ran a close second to that of his superior, Goering; he was also his match in corpulence", wrote Armaments Minister Albert Speer after a visit to Sperrle in Paris. The palace
624-492: The Luxembourg to her younger half-sister, Élisabeth Marguerite of Orléans , duchess of Guise who, in turn, gave it to her cousin, King Louis XIV , in 1694. In 1715, the Luxembourg Palace became the residence of Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans , Duchess of Berry. The widowed Duchess was notoriously promiscuous, having the reputation of a French Messalina , relentlessly driven by her unquenchable thirst for all pleasures of
663-506: The Luxembourg" hid several pregnancies, shutting herself up from society when about to give birth. Her taste for strong liquors and her sheer gluttony also scandalized the court. On 21 May 1717, Madame de Berry received Peter the Great at the Luxembourg. She welcomed the visiting Tsar splendidly dressed in a magnificent sack-back gown which showcased her voluptuous bosom as well as her mischievous face but also helped conceal her swelling for she
702-630: The Palace from Nicolas Poussin and Philippe de Champaigne . In 1642, Marie de' Medici bequeathed the Luxembourg to her second and favourite son, Gaston, Duke of Orléans , who called it the Orléans Palace ( Palais d'Orléans ) but by popular will it was still known by its original name. Upon Gaston's death, the palace passed to his widow, Marguerite of Lorraine , then to his elder daughter by his first marriage, Anne, Duchess of Montpensier La Grande Mademoiselle . In 1660, Anne de Montpensier sold
741-562: The United Kingdom. The 6th and 7th arrondissements are the most expensive districts of Paris, the most expensive parts of the 6th arrondissement being Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter, the riverside districts and the areas nearby the Luxembourg Garden . An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but
780-409: The architect Jean Chalgrin transformed the palace into a legislative building. He demolished the grand central staircase ( escalier d'honneur ), replacing it with a senate chamber on the first floor, which incorporated and destroyed Marie de' Medici's chapel on the garden side of the corps de logis . Chalgrin also enclosed the flanking terraces, making space for a library. At the same time he created
819-507: The arrondissement has long been home to French intelligentsia . It is a major locale for art galleries and fashion stores and is one of Paris's most expensive areas and one of France's richest districts in terms of average income. It is part of what is called Paris Ouest (Paris West) alongside the 7th , 8th and 16th arrondissements , as well as the Neuilly-sur-Seine inner suburb. The current 6th arrondissement, dominated by
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#1732776886984858-445: The arrondissement is 2.154 km (0.832 sq mi), or 532 acres). The arrondissement attained its peak population in 1911 when the population density reached nearly 50,000 inhabitants per km . In 2009, the population was 43,143 inhabitants while the arrondissement provided 43,691 jobs. Toei Animation Europe has its head office in the arrondissement. The company, which opened in 2004, serves France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and
897-551: The building. She bought the Hôtel de Luxembourg and its fairly extensive domain in 1612 and commissioned the new building, which she referred to as her Palais Médicis , in 1615. Its construction and furnishing formed her major artistic project, though nothing remains today of the interiors as they were created for her, save some architectural fragments reassembled in the Salle du Livre d'Or . The suites of paintings she commissioned, in
936-501: The designs of the French architect Salomon de Brosse to be the royal residence of the regent Marie de' Medici , mother of King Louis XIII . After the Revolution it was refashioned (1799–1805) by Jean Chalgrin into a legislative building and subsequently greatly enlarged and remodeled (1835–1856) by Alphonse de Gisors . The palace has been the seat of the upper houses of the various French national legislatures (excepting only
975-508: The flesh. The palace and its gardens thus became stages where the princess acted out her ambitions, enthroned like a queen surrounded by her court. In some of her more exclusive parties, Madame de Berry also played the leading part in elaborate "tableaux-vivants" that represented mythological scenes and in which she displayed her person impersonating Venus or Diana. According to various satirical songs which scurrilously evoked her amours "the Lady of
1014-729: The forerunner of the Louvre, and was open two days a week until 1779. In 1778, the Luxembourg Palace was given to the Count of Provence by his brother Louis XVI . During the French Revolution , it was briefly a prison, then the seat of the French Directory , and in 1799, the home of the Sénat conservateur and the first residence of Napoleon Bonaparte , as First Consul of the French Republic. From 1799 to 1805,
1053-416: The former orangery . On the south side of the palace, the formal Luxembourg Garden presents a 25-hectare (62-acre) green parterre of gravel and lawn populated with statues and large basins of water where children sail model boats. After the death of Henry IV in 1610, his widow, Marie de' Medici , became regent to her son, Louis XIII. Having acceded to a much more powerful position, she decided to erect
1092-727: The highly-decorated Salle des Conférences (inspired by the Galerie d'Apollon of the Louvre ), which influenced the nature of subsequent official interiors of the Second Empire , including those of the Palais Garnier . During the German occupation of France (1940–44) , Hermann Göring took over the palace as the headquarters of the Luftwaffe in France and took for himself a sumptuous suite of rooms to accommodate his visits to
1131-405: The look of the original 17th-century façade so precisely that it is difficult to distinguish at first glance the old from the new. The new senate chamber was located in what would have been the courtyard area in between. The new wing included a library ( bibliothèque ) with a cycle of paintings (1845–1847) by Eugène Delacroix . In the 1850s, at the request of Emperor Napoleon III , Gisors created
1170-486: The neighbourhood into a fashionable district for French nobility. In the aftermath of the French Revolution , architect Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin was commissioned to redesign the Luxembourg Palace in 1800 to make it the seat of the newly established Sénat conservateur . Nowadays, the grounds around the Luxembourg Palace, known as the Senate Garden ( Jardin du Sénat ), are open to the public; they have become
1209-407: The physical tortures of the labouring woman. Saint-Simon wrote a very sarcastic description of this childbirth. Hoping to regain her health and undeceive the public that she had been confined, Madame de Berry left Paris and the Luxembourg Palace. She died in her Château de la Muette on 21 July 1719 and, according to Saint-Simon, was found to be again pregnant. In 1750, the palace became a museum,
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1248-634: The rue des Écoles. The teaching facilities and the research laboratories are housed in the Saints-Pères university center, as far as the medical school and the social sciences school are concerned. The refurbished Henri-Piéron center contains the school of psychology, whereas the Law school is located in Malakoff . The dentistry school is located in Montrouge . The undergraduate program of Paris Descartes
1287-582: The second half of the 12th century, but was divided into thirteen universities , managed by a common rectorate, the Chancellerie des Universités de Paris , after the student protests of the French May . Descartes University has ten campuses in Paris. Its headquarters are centered on the "Collège de chirurgie", which was built in place of the "Collège de Bourgogne", in the Quartier Latin , on
1326-468: The subjects of which she expressed her requirements through her agents and advisers, are scattered among museums. De' Medici installed her household in 1625, while work on interiors continued. The apartments in the right wing on the western side were reserved for the Queen and the matching suite to the east, for her son, Louis XIII, when he was visiting ( floor plan ). The 24 Marie de' Medici cycle canvases ,
1365-774: The unicameral National Assembly of the Second Republic ) since the establishment of the Sénat conservateur during the Consulate ; as such, it has been home to the Senate of the Fifth Republic since its establishment in 1958. Immediately west of the palace on the Rue de Vaugirard is the Petit Luxembourg , now the residence of the Senate President ; and slightly further west, the Musée du Luxembourg , in
1404-545: The very incarnation of the goddess of love, mirth, beauty and sensual pleasures. On 2 April 1719, after a gruelling four-day labour, shut up in a small room of her palace, the young widow was delivered of a still-born baby girl, supposedly fathered by her lieutenant of the guards, the Count of Riom. Berry's delivery was extremely troublesome and almost killed her. The Church refused her the Sacraments thus adding moral infamy to
1443-644: Was a designated "strong point" for German forces defending the city in August 1944, but thanks to the decision of Commanding General Dietrich von Choltitz to surrender the city rather than fight, the palace was only minimally damaged although furniture was stolen. On 7 November 1944, after the Liberation of France , the Provisional Consultative Assembly held its first meeting at the Luxembourg Palace. From 29 July to 15 October 1946,
1482-626: Was identified by Anthony Blunt in 1967. The gallery in the east wing had been intended for the display of paintings celebrating Henry IV and buildings housing stables and services were planned to either side of the pavilions flanking the entrance on the street, but these projects remained unfinished in 1631, when the Queen Mother was forced from court, following the " Day of the Dupes " in November. Louis XIII commissioned further decorations for
1521-511: Was then in an "interesting condition". On 28 February 1718, the Duchess of Berry threw a magnificent party for her visiting aunt, Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans , duchess of Lorraine. The entire palace and its gardens were elaborately illuminated. The lavish banquet was followed by a masked ball. Madame de Berry made a dazzling appearance before her guests. She was then in the full splendour of her youthful beauty and pride and acted as if she were
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