College of the Four-Nations

In 1661, in its will, the cardinal of Mazarin intends the use of its great fortune for the foundation of a college, Malaquais quay, intended for the free instruction of sixty gentlemen of the nations joined together with royal obedience by the Traité of Westphalia (1648) and the Traité of the Pyrenees (1659) (from where the name: College of the Four-Nations - Artois, Alsace, Pignerol and Catalans of Roussillon and Cerdagne). It wishes to be buried, like had made to its predecessor the Cardinal of Richelieu to the Sorbonne, in the vault of the college. Mazarin also bequeaths the whole of its works to the library of the new establishment which will have to be open to all the men of letters twice per week. Colbert load Louis Vau to draw up the plans of the college vis-a-vis the Square court of the Louvre.

Construction was carried out between 1662 and 1688. The library inherited the Mazarin Palate was opened with the public in 1691. With the Revolution, the Collège of the Four-Nations became successively Collège of the Unit , Prison , Siège of the Committee of Public Hello , Higher Central École and École of Beautiful arts . In 1805, at the request of Napoleon I {{er}}, the Institut of France moves Louvre for old the " College of Quatre-Nations". Antoine Vaudoyer transforms the vault into room for the meetings of the Academies.

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