Residence Lucien Paye, designed by Jean Vernon, Bruno Philippe and Albert Laprade, 1883-1978, and inaugurated 1949, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally the Overseas French Territories House, the building was later used to house students from Sub-Saharan African countries. Pierre Meauze, 1913-1978, sculpted the pillars at the entrance and Anna Quinquaud, 1890-1984, made the bas-reliefs on the facade. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat, 1868-1950, and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe, 1847-1924, 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. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandée auprès de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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