Rue Saint-Jacques

"This street may not seem like much today, despite the fantastic view you get of the Sorbonne university from it, but it was once the most important street in all of Lutetia, the Gallo-Roman name of Paris. Every major Roman city had what was called a cardo maximus, which was the main street that was built on the north-south axis. Because of its importance, it will come as no surprise that many important buildings centred on daily life, like the thermal baths (now the Cluny museum) and the forum, which lies on top of the hill that the street leads to. When reaching the top of the Sainte-Geneviève hill, take a moment to look down and picture how everything must have looked almost 2000 years ago. "