Guide to Paris

Main information:
Country:
the French Republic
Region - Île-de-France
Department - Paris
Mayor - Bertrand Delanoë
Land area - 105.4 km2
Population - 2,193,031

Historical events
The original name of Paris was Lutetia
The city reclaimed its original appellation of "Paris" towards the end of the Roman occupation
The Frankish king Clovis the Frank, the first king of the Merovingian dynasty made the city his capital from 508.
Paris's population was around 200,000 when the Black Death arrived in 1348, killing as many as 800 people a day, and 40,000 died from the plague, in 1466

Plan of Lutetia

Plan of Paris in 1223

Historical events
Late 15th century: The Renaissance begins in Paris, turning the city into a flourishing center of art, science, and architecture. Technological advances lead to the city's sprawl
Late 16th century: Bloody religious conflicts between Protestants and Catholics lead to the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Over 3000 Protestant Huguenots perish in the massacre.
1792: Fall of the monarchy and declaration of the first French republic.

Mid-19th century: The Paris that still largely remains today is constructed by Baron Haussmann, under the direction of Napoleon III. Wide boulevards and a sewer system replace most of the narrow, cramped medieval and Renaissance-era streets of the city.
1920's and 1930's: Paris is one of the world's most important hotbeds of experimentation in art and literature.
On 14 June 1940 Paris fell to German occupation forces
German forces remained in Paris until the city was liberated in August 1944
Historical events

Universal Exposition in 1889

Liberation of Paris

Three of the most famous Parisian landmarks
cathedral Notre Dame de Paris
the Napoleonic Arc de Triomphe
Eiffel Tower

Paris sights
the Louvre Museum
The Paris City Hall
Disneyland Paris

Paris sights
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Paris
Moulin Rouge

Paris sights
The Opéra Garnier
The Musée d'Orsay
National Museum of the Middle Ages

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