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ITA: Vatican Pope Cardinals
Card. Kurt Koch. Cardinals from around the world have gathered inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope, Vatican City, VATICAN-04/02/2013./Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1303041720 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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ITA: Vatican Pope Cardinals
Card. Kurt Koch. Cardinals from around the world have gathered inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope, Vatican City, VATICAN-04/02/2013./Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1303041720 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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Card. Joseph Ratzinger. 1989
Pope John Paul II, still recovering from surgery, has designated Vatican cardinals to stand in for him in the ceremonies of Easter Week. In previous years, the 84-year-old pontiff has taken on the key role in the heavy liturgical program in St Peter's Basilica, starting from Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday in 2005. But four weeks after throat surgery to ease breathing difficulties, Vatican sources said he is not expected to participate in this year's ceremonies. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,(picture) considered a possible papal successor, will preside over the Easter vigil liturgy./0503231532
Zusammenstellung: Rücktritt Benedikt XVI - Als Joseph Ratzinger noch nicht Papst war
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Card. Joseph Ratzinger
Card. Joseph Ratzinger. 1994 Pope John Paul II, still recovering from surg ery, has designated Vatican cardinals to stand in for him in the ceremonies of Easter Week. In previous years, the 84-year-old pontiff has taken on the key role in the heavy liturgical program in St Peter's Basilica, starting fr om Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday in 2005. But four weeks after thr oat surgery to ease breathing difficulties, Vatican sources said he is not e xpected to participate in this year's ceremonies. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, (picture) considered a possible papal successor, will preside over the Easte r vigil liturgy.
Zusammenstellung: Rücktritt Benedikt XVI - Als Joseph Ratzinger noch nicht Papst war
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VATICAN: CONTINUATION OF MEETING TO MARK THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PONTIFI
VATICAN ROMA 17 OCTOBER 2003 CONTINUATION OF MEETING TO MARK THE 25TH ANNI VERSARY OF THE PONTIFICATE OF JOHN PAUL II CONVENED BY THE COLLEGE OF CARDIN ALS. JOSEPH RATZINGER (GERMANY)
Zusammenstellung: Rücktritt Benedikt XVI - Als Joseph Ratzinger noch nicht Papst war
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VENICE : Pope Benedict XVI in a "Batolina"
Pope Benedict XVI in a "Batolina", an historic gondola, rides form St Mark's square to the basilica della Salute in Venice during the pontif pastoral visit to Aquilea and Venice. Pope Benedict XVI urged Catholics to renew their faith and not to give in to "fear of the other" amid a wave of migration, at an open-air mass in front of 300,000 people near Venice. ITALY - 08/05/2011/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1105082038 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VENICE : Pope Benedict XVI in a "Batolina"
Pope Benedict XVI in a "Batolina", an historic gondola, rides form St Mark's square to the basilica della Salute in Venice during the pontif pastoral visit to Aquilea and Venice. Pope Benedict XVI urged Catholics to renew their faith and not to give in to "fear of the other" amid a wave of migration, at an open-air mass in front of 300,000 people near Venice. ITALY - 08/05/2011/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1105082038 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VATICAN: Newly-elevated Cardinals
Newly-elevated Cardinal Kurt Koch pictured inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. Vatican, VATICAN-20/11/2010/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1011211818 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VATICAN: Newly-elevated Cardinals
Newly-elevated Cardinal Kurt Koch pictured inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. Vatican, VATICAN-20/11/2010/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1011211818 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VATICAN: Newly-elevated Cardinals
Newly-elevated Cardinal Paolo Romeo pictured inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. Vatican, VATICAN-20/11/2010/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1011211818 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VATICAN: Newly-elevated Cardinals
Newly-appointed Raul Eduardo Vela Chiriboga pictured inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. Vatican, VATICAN-20/11/2010/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1011211818 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VATICAN: Newly-elevated Cardinals
Cardinal-designate Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints pictured inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. Vatican, VATICAN-20/11/2010/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1011211818 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VATICAN: Newly-elevated Cardinals
Newly-appointed Cardinal Velasio De Paolis pictured inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. Vatican, VATICAN-20/11/2010/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1011211818 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VATICAN: Newly-elevated Cardinals
Newly-elevated Cardinal Paolo Romeo pictured inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. Vatican, VATICAN-20/11/2010/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1011211818 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VATICAN: Newly-elevated Cardinals
Newly-elevated Cardinal Donald William Wuerl, Arciv. di Washington pictured inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. Vatican, VATICAN-20/11/2010/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1011211818 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VATICAN: Newly-elevated Cardinals
Newly-elevated German Cardinal Reinhard Marx pictured inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. Vatican, VATICAN-20/11/2010/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1011211818 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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VATICAN: Newly-elevated Cardinals
Cardinal-designate Fortunato Baldelli pictured inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. Vatican, VATICAN-20/11/2010/Credit:GALAZKA/SIPA/1011211818 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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WASHINGTON: Pope Benedict XVI celebrates mass at National Stadium
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates mass at Nationals Stadium in Washington, DC. The Pope urged US Catholics to renew their faith and condemned the 'tragic' sexual abuse of children by priests as he celebrated Mass before tens of thousands at a baseball stadium, Washington, USA - 17/04/2008 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
The Salles des Commissions, one of the grand meeting rooms at the Sorbonne reserved for the higher echelons of the academic staff. The two holes in the painting on the left date from fightinng between the French Resistance and the Germans during the Second World War. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Sorbonne library which first opened in 1770 with a collection of 20,000 books. It now houses 2.5 million volumes, including a collection of rare manuscripts, and occupies a 10,000m2 surface. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne's 750th anniversary
Famous reading room in the Sorbonne library, accommodating 400 readers. The library first opened in 1770 with a collection of 20,000 books. It now houses 2.5 million volumes, including a collection of rare manuscripts, and occupies a 10,000m2 surface.
The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007./0709111107 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Exterior view of the physics tower at the Sorbonne, where visiting scholars are housed. The tower is a single apartment, each of the four floors consisting of just one room. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
The magnificent Sorbonne Peristyle, the reception area in the Palais Academique, the building which houses the offices of the Rector of the University of Paris, and where important conferences are held. The ornate wrought iron door leads to the university's Grand Amphitheatre. To the left of the door is the Stairway of Sciences and to the right, the Stairway of Humanities, both leading up to the Rector's Grand Salon on the first floor. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne's 750th anniversary
Maurice Quenet, Rector of the Academy of Paris, and Chancellor of the Universities of Paris. The Rector is the ninth most powerful person in France's administrative hierarchy. The Rectorate is the central body of Paris universities, with its offices based in the Sorbonne.
The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007./0709111107 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
The Salles des Commissions, one of the grand meeting rooms at the Sorbonne reserved for the higher echelons of the academic staff. The two holes in the painting on the left date from fightinng between the French Resistance and the Germans during the Second World War. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Sorbonne professors dressed in their finery attend a ceremony granting a university honour on an author. The colour of the robes denotes which of five university faculties its wearer belongs to. Yellow is the colour of the law faculty. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
The Salle Octave Greard, one of the grand meeting rooms at the Sorbonne reserved for the higher echelons of the academic staff. The room is named after a former Rector. On the wall is the painting "Pasteur's Jubilee" by Jean Rixens, depicting Louis Pasteur being granted an honour by the university. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Foreign students graduate from the French language programme at the Sorbonne. Only foreigners don ceremonial dress for graduation. French students graduate in regular attire. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Sorbonne student consults a noticeboard. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne's 750th anniversary
The Salle des Actes, one of the grand meeting rooms at the Sorbonne reserved for the higher echelons of the academic staff. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007./0709111107 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Original document written by Cardinal Richelieu, one of the collection of rare manuscripts contained in the Sorbonne library. The library first opened in 1770 with a collection of 20,000 books. It now houses 2.5 million volumes, including a collection of rare manuscripts, and occupies a 10,000m2 surface. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
The dome of the Sorbonne chapel has become a Paris landmark. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. It was originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Famous reading room in the Sorbonne library, accommodating 400 readers. The library first opened in 1770 with a collection of 20,000 books. It now houses 2.5 million volumes, including a collection of rare manuscripts, and occupies a 10,000m2 surface. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Sean Lennon gives a concert in the Descartes Amphitheatre in Spring 2007, usually only used for special occasions. The university organises many extra-curricular activities and events for students. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Famous reading room in the Sorbonne library, accommodating 400 readers. The library first opened in 1770 with a collection of 20,000 books. It now houses 2.5 million volumes, including a collection of rare manuscripts, and occupies a 10,000m2 surface. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Telescope at the top of the Observatory at the Sorbonne. This is mainly used for visitors to the university, rather than for research purposes. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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The tomb of Cardinal Richelieu in the Sorbonne chapel. The powerful Richelieu (1585-1642) was chief minister to King Louis XIII of France, and in 1622, was elected principal of the Sorbonne. During his tenure, he presided over the renovation of college buildings, including the construction of the chapel. During the French Revolution, Richelieu's body was exhumed and some of his body parts are said to have been scattered. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne's 750th anniversary
Physics amphitheatre at the Sorbonne famous for the two original desks used by Marie and Pierre Curie to demonstrate scientific experiments to students. The grooves on the desks were used to drain the blood from experiments on animals.
The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007./0709111107 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Entrance to the Sorbonne from the Rue des Ecoles. This hallway is known as the Gallery of Humanities - and leads to the Grand Amphitheatre. When the university was created, it was built in a symmetrical way with humanities on one side and sciences on the other. The plaque on the left shows important donors to the university. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Facade of the imposing Sorbonne chapel. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
The magnificent ceiling in the Sorbonne Peristyle. The stained glass represents the city of Paris with the boat denoting the River Seine. The Peristyle is the reception area in the Palais Academique, the building which houses the offices of the Rector of the University of Paris, and where important conferences are held. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
The magnificent Sorbonne Peristyle, the reception area in the Palais Academique, the building which houses the offices of the Rector of the University of Paris, and where important conferences are held. The ornate wrought iron door leads to the university's Grand Amphitheatre. To the left of the door is the Stairway of Sciences and to the right, the Stairway of Humanities, both leading up to the Rector's Grand Salon on the first floor. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne's 750th anniversary
Facade of the Sorbonne seen from Rue des Ecoles. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007./0709111107 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
A lecture being given to students of the "University of the Third Age" in the Descartes Amphitheatre at the Sorbonne. This amphitheatre is not normally used by students but reserved for special occasions. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Sorbonne professors dressed in their finery attend a ceremony granting a university honour on an author. Maurice Quenet, Rector of the University of Paris is in black in the centre of the photo. The sceptre represents the humanities, one of the five faculties which make up the university. The colour of the robes denotes which faculty its wearer belongs to. Red is the colour of humanities. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne's 750th anniversary
View of the Cour d'Honneur, the inner courtyard of the Sorbonne, with the rear side of the chapel. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007./0709111107 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
The magnificent Sorbonne Peristyle, the reception area in the Palais Academique, the building which houses the offices of the Rector of the University of Paris, and where important conferences are held. Two staircases, the Stairway of Sciences and the Stairway of Humanities, lead up to the Rector's Grand Salon on the first floor. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Card index of the Sorbonne library, which first opened in 1770 with a collection of 20,000 books. It now houses 2.5 million volumes, including a collection of rare manuscripts, and occupies a 10,000m2 surface. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
The ornate Sorbonne "S" on all the university's entrance doors. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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PARIS: Sorbonne celebrates its 750th anniversary
Sorbonne library, which first opened in 1770 with a collection of 20,000 books. It now houses 2.5 million volumes, including a collection of rare manuscripts, and occupies a 10,000m2 surface. The world-renowned university situated on Paris' Left Bank celebrates its 750th anniversary this year. Originally set up as a small school of theology for 20 students in 1257, its historic domed-crowned site off the Boulevard Saint Michel is nowadays a Paris landmark. Paris, FRANCE - 2007. (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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