Sorbonne University is a public research university located in Paris, France. The institution's legacy reaches back to the Middle Ages in 1257 when Sorbonne College was established by Robert de Sorbon as one of the first universities in Europe.
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The College of Sorbonne was a theological college of the University of Paris, founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon (1201–1274), after whom it was named.
The College of Sorbonne in 1550
The chapel of the Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th-century engraving
The chapel of the Sorbonne today, from a similar view point as above
Facade of the new Sorbonne building (1889)