Transcript Paris

CREATION AND EVOLUTION
OF PARIS CITY
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Paris is more than 2,000
years old. Gauls of the
Parisii tribe settled there
between 250 and 200
BC and founded a
fishing village on an
island in the river that is
the present-day Ile de la
Cité -- the center around
which Paris developed.
Known as Lutetia (Lutece) in ancient times, Paris was conquered by Julius Caesar in 52
BC, and existed as a regional center under the Romans and in the early Middle Ages.
In 987, HUGH CAPET, Count of Paris, became king of France, and under his
successors, the CAPETIANS, the city's position as the nation's capital became
established. Often characterized as spirited and rebellious, the people of Paris first
declared themselves an independent commune under the leadership of Etienne Marcel in
1355-58.
The storming of the Bastille in 1789 was the first of a series of key actions by the Parisian people
during the FRENCH REVOLUTION. Paris also played a major role in the revolutions of 1830 and
1848. In 1871, during the FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR , the city was besieged for four months until
France surrendered.
The structure was built between 1887 and
1889 as the entrance arch for the
Exposition Universelle. Three hundred
workers joined together 18,038 pieces of
puddled iron.
Eiffel Tower
Paris history
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After German troops withdrew, French
radicals briefly established the
COMMUNE OF PARIS. During World
War I the Germans were prevented
from reaching Paris, but they occupied
the city during World War II from 1940
to 1944.
Le louvre
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Le Louvre, in its successive
architectural metamorphoses,
has dominated central Paris
since the late 12th century.
The dark fortress of the early
days was transformed into the
modernized dwelling of
François I and, later, the
sumptuous palace of the Sun
King, Louis XIV.
The Louvre Pyramid is a
large glass and metal
pyramid. The large pyramid
serves as the main entrance
to the Louvre Museum.
Completed in 1989, it has
become a landmark of the city
of Paris.
• Sight of actuel
Paris
• Evolution of Paris boundaries