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Library, Maison Internationale, Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, Paris, France

Reading room with barrel vaulted ceiling with plaster reliefs in the Campus Library, inaugurated in 1936, with 50,000 books and 150 reading desks, in the Maison Internationale or International House, designed by Rene Patouillard-Demoriane, 1867-1957, and opened in 1928, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. Further clearances may be requested.

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Uploaded on February 22, 2022