Odéon

The theatre construction project was directed by two architects : Peyre and Wailly. It was completed in 1782 and inaugurated to house the troupe of the Théâtre-Français. Since September 1971, Odéon has been one of the 5 national theatres. In 1990, it was named Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe. This theatre was built in an Italian style inside and in a neoclassical style outside.

• Musée de Luxembourg (19 rue de Vaugirard), which is installed in a wing perpendicular to the orangery of the Palais du Luxembourg.
• Saint Sulpice church (rue Palatine) was classified as a historical monument in 1915.
• Paris-Descartes Medical School and its Musée d’Histoire de la Médecine (History of Medicine Museum). This museum is one of a kind, as it brings together the oldest collections in Europe and many branches of surgical art. It is open to the general public.
• Fontaine de Médicis designed to bring water from the Rungis fountain to Luxembourg.

• Herboristerie d’Hippocrate (Hippocrates herbalist’s shop) on the road to Saint André des Arts ;
• Saint Julien Le Pauvre church ;
• Rue de la Huchette and its many bars and restaurants ;
• Rue du Chat qui pêche, one of the oldest and narrowest streets in Paris, dating from the 16th century.

• Jardin du Luxembourg: extending over more than a kilometre in Boulevard Saint-Michel and Boulevard Raspail, it is the second largest park in Paris.
• Square René Viviani