Paris' history the smallest details
This French city is not only rich in terms of gross income, but also with accounts of how it came to be. Admiring the place is not only enough, it is also important to discover its roots. Below is a brief account of the history of Paris.
The history of Paris began in 250 BC. C., the Celts Parisii established a settlement along the Seine to control trade on the river. Ile dela Cite was traditionally assumed to be the location of the settlement, but this has been questioned because there were archaeological excavations that indicated that the largest settlement in the Paris region may have been in the suburbs of present-day Nanterre, a community in the part western. from the country. However, it is true that when Rome conquered in 52 BC. C., they built their city of Lutelia on the left bank of the Santa Genoveva hill. As a city under Roman rule, the Gallo-Roman Lutece would expand and prosper over the following centuries, but the empire collapsed and a period of decline was experienced. By 400 AD, Lutece was largely abandoned by its ancient inhabitants and was little more than a garrison city entrenched on its hastily fortified central island. The city would later regain its original name "Paris" towards the end of the Roman occupation.
* History of Paris in the Middle Ages
From 512 AD, Paris was already the capital of the Frankish King Clovis I, who commissioned the first construction of the cathedral and the abbey. Upon his death, the Frankish kingdom was divided with Paris as the capital of a much smaller kingdom. At the time of the Carolingian dynasty, it was little more than a feudal county stronghold. The counts of Paris gradually rose to prominence and eventually wielded greater power than the kings of western France. Odo, Count of Paris, was elected king instead of the incumbent, Charles the Fat. The Count of Paris continued to defend France from Viking attack in the 9th century, but the Vikings irreparably damaged the ancient Roman city on the left bank. In 987 AD, Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, was elected King of France, founding the Capetian dynasty that would make Paris the capital of France.
* History of Paris in the 19th century
It was the Industrial Revolution, the Second French Empire, and the Belle Epoque that brought Paris the greatest development to date. In the 1840s, rail transportation gave way to an influx of immigrants because they were drawn to the new industries of the suburbs. Under the rule of Napoleon III together with his prefect Haussmann, the city underwent a major renovation. They raided all the medieval street neighborhoods to build a network of wide avenues and neoclassical facades of what it is today. After suffering severely from the cholera epidemic and the Franco-Prussian War, Paris quickly recovered by hosting the Universal Expositions of the late 19th century. It was also at that time that the Eiffel Tower was moved as a temporary display of architectural engineering.
* History of Paris in the 20th century
Paris suffered almost no damage during World War I because it was one of the first corridors and was saved from a German invasion due to the victory in the First Battle of the Mame in 1914. In the post-war era, Paris experienced its greatest development . The periphery began to expand considerably with the construction of large developments and the start of the La Defense business district. An extensive express metro network was also built to complement the metropolis.
