Paris . alvinist) in Greek, Latin,and French. The college, sold at the Revolution, wasdemolished in 1836, to enlarge the Rue Racine. It is now a few steps right, or, if we have evaded theseforgotten sites, the Rue de la Sorbonne will lead us down-hill into the Rue de Somvierard, opposite the famousHdtel de Cluny, which is open daily to the public except onMondays and fete-days—from 11 to 5 from April i toSeptember 30 ; from 11 to 4 from October i to March 31. Lhotel de Cluny, qui subsiste encore pour la consolation de Iar-tiste.— Victor Hugo. The site of the ancient Roman Baths was bought by t
Paris . alvinist) in Greek, Latin,and French. The college, sold at the Revolution, wasdemolished in 1836, to enlarge the Rue Racine. It is now a few steps right, or, if we have evaded theseforgotten sites, the Rue de la Sorbonne will lead us down-hill into the Rue de Somvierard, opposite the famousHdtel de Cluny, which is open daily to the public except onMondays and fete-days—from 11 to 5 from April i toSeptember 30 ; from 11 to 4 from October i to March 31. Lhotel de Cluny, qui subsiste encore pour la consolation de Iar-tiste.— Victor Hugo. The site of the ancient Roman Baths was bought by the abbot Pierre de Chains for the Abbey of Cluny, and B B 2 372 PARIS its abbots decided to build a palace there as their townresidence. This was begun by Abbot Jean de Bourbon,bastard of John, Duke of Burgundy, and finished by JacquesdAmboise, Abbot of Jumifeges and Bishop of Clermont?sixth brother of the minister of Louis XII. Coming seldomto Paris, however, the Abbots of Cluny let their hotel to. h6tel de cluny (west wing). various distinguished personages : thus Mary of England,widow of Louis lived there for a time after herhusbands death, and was married there to Charles Brandon,Duke of Suffolk. Here also James V. of Scotland wasmarried to Madeleine, daughter of Francois I. The Cardinalde Lorraine, his nephew the Due de Guise, and the DuedAumale, were living here in 1565. Afterwards the hotel HOTEL DE CLUNY 373 ?was inhabited by actors, then by nuns of Port Royal. Inthe early part of the XIX. c. the illustrious antiquarian Sommerard bought the hotel and filled it with his beau-
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