The name Sorbonne is commonly used to refer to the historic University of Paris in Paris, France or one of its successor institutions. It is also the name of a building in the Latin Quarter of Paris which from 1253 onwards housed the College of Sorbonne, part of one of the first universities in the Western world, later renamed University of Paris and commonly known as "the Sorbonne".
The building's primary entrance on the rue des Écoles [fr]
A side entrance with a sign reading "Sorbonne"
The West facade of the chapel with dome visible
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)