A national tribute like no other.
For the ceremony which will be organized Wednesday evening, at 7 p.m., in honor of Samuel Paty - professor of history and geography beheaded in the middle of the street by an Islamist -, Emmanuel Macron chose the courtyard of the Sorbonne.
According to the Elysee, the decision was taken "
in agreement with the family of the deceased
".
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"
Temple of knowledge, historic place of French university education, home of French genius
", the Parisian university is presented as "
the symbolic monument of the spirit of the Enlightenment and of the literary, cultural and educational influence of France
" .
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The Presidency of the Republic adds that the establishment "
has always known, over the centuries, to be a platform for the expression of freedoms and ideas, a place which today has a strong symbolic dimension
".
