The Great Mills of Paris


The Great Mills of Paris is the second main campus of Paris Cité University after the Latin Quarter, located on the Quai Panhard-et-Levassor, Paris. Historically, they are former industrial flour mills built in Paris during World War I.
This campus is part of the Paris Rive Gauche development project, in the area known as “quartier de la Gare”, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. Unlike the Latin Quarter, which is an urban campus shared by several Paris universities, the Grands Moulins campus belongs entirely to Paris Cité University.
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History and description

The whole of the merchant mills was built by architect Georges Wybo between 1917 and 1921.
With the activity relocating in Gennevilliers and in Verneuil-l'Étang, the Parisian flourmills closed in 1996. A major part of the subsidiary buildings, among which the silos and warehouses, were then pulled down except for the main structure, which was shaped in the form of a quadrangle and in neo-classical style, as well as the largest storage hall: both of these have remained. One part got damaged by fire in 1997.
The main building was renovated by architect Rudy Ricciotti between 2004 and 2006, as was the old “Grain Hall”, located close by, to be used as the campus for Paris VII – Denis Diderot University.
This building houses the administrative services of Paris Cité University, as well as the EALC Department and the LHS Department, along with the Grands Moulins Library.