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WELCOME TO A LITTLE 'STORY OF A TRIP TO PARIS

SOME 'OF HISTORY


With its 10 million inhabitants (in the urban agglomeration) is, in order of size, the fifth largest city in the world . River Seine, which divides the city into two parts through the center, is crossed by 32 bridges. The capital of France has for many centuries the most economic, business, intellectual and artistic country. But what factors it owes its huge development? Its origin has excellent geographic position, since its river islands: the Isle de la Cite and the island of St. Louis dominate the course of the river, allowing easy control and also allowing you to control the opposing banks of the river itself. The original town, as well founded by the Gauls, became bigger and when they came under the Romans and the Franks were converted to Catholicism, some large monasteries were built on the banks of the river near the two islands. Then, as France grew in prosperity and power, Paris crebbe essa pure in proporzione, divenendo altresì non solo il cuore economico, ma anche politico e culturale della nazione.
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RE E IMPERATORI A PARIGI:
Parigi divenne la sede dei re di Francia all'inizio della dinastia capetingia, quando sali' al trono Ugo Capeto. Re e imperatori hanno lasciato il loro segno sulla città e molti dei luoghi sono legati alla monarchia: la fortezza di Filippo-Augusto, il palazzo del louvre, è oggi uno dei più grandi musei del mondo; il Pont Neuf di Enrico IV collega l'Ile de la Cité allae due rive della Senna e Napoleone concepi' L'Arc de Triomphe per celebrare le sue vittorie militari. La fine della lunga sequence of kings came with the overthrow of the monarchy in 1948, during the reign of Louis Philippe.
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THE GALLO-ROMAN PARIS: Paris
not have existed without the Seine. the river allowed the first inhabitants of the place to exploit the land, forests, swamps and islands. Recent excavations have brought to light canoe dating back to 4500 BC, then the settlement moltoanteriori the Celtic tribe of the Parisi, occurred in the third century BC to the era known as Lutetia. From 59 BC the Romans undertook the conquest of Gaul and seven years later sacked Lutetia. Pursued fortified and rincostruirono, curing especially the main island (L'Ile de la Cité) and the left bank of the Seine. THE REMAINS OF THE GALLO-ROMAN PARIS: Excavations carried out since the middle of the ninth century have highlighted the boundaries of the Roman city, which ran along the central axis current Rue St-Jacques and Rue Soufflot. In the crypt beneath the square of Notre Dame you can admire the remains of houses Gallo-Roman and Roman ramparts dating from the late third century AD
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THE MEDIEVAL PARIS:
Throughout the Middle Ages the towns situated in strategic locations such as Paris on the Seine, became important political and cultural center. The church played a key role in the intellectual and spiritual life. It promoted the culture and technological innovations, such as land reclamation and the construction of canals. I did not exceed the boundaries of Paris Ile de la Cité and the left bank. Only when the marshes (marais) were reclaimed in the twelfth century, the city pote 'finally expand.
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THE PARIS OF THE RENAISSANCE:
At the end of the Hundred Years War against England, Paris was reduced in appalling conditions. When in 1453 the British army left the city, it was in ruins. Louis XI brought prosperity and foster a new interest in the arts, architecture and clothing. During the sixteenth century French kings suffered the charm of the Italian Renaissance. The court architects experimented with the first urban planning, raising magnificent square as the Place Royale.
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THE PARIS OF THE SUN:
The seventeenth century in France, known as the Grand Siecle (The great century), is well symbolized by the luxurious life of Louis XIV (the Sun King) and his court to Varsailles. In Paris were built stately palaces, squares, theaters. At the end of the reign of Louis XIV the enormous costs and the continuing wars with neighboring countries led to the decline of the monarchy.
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PARIS ETA 'Enlightenment:
The Enlightenment, emphasizing reason scinetifica and propose a critical approach to current ideas and society, had its cradle in Paris. By contrast, neopotismo and corruption reached its peak at the court of Louis XV at Versailles. Meanwhile the economy prospered and the number of people came to about 650,000.
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PARIS DURING THE REVOLUTION:
In 1789, most Parisians still living in conditions of squalor and poverty, as was the Middle Ages. Runaway inflation and the opposition culminated in Louis XVI nell'assalto the Bastille, the state prison, the republic was founded three years later.
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THE PARIS Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte was the most brilliant general of the French army. The instability of the new government after the Revolution gave him the chance to seize power and, in November 1799, he was besieged as first consul of the palace of the Tuileries. He had himself crowned emperor in May 1804. Napoleon centralized administration, issued a code of laws, reformed the French school system and began to transform Paris into the most beautiful city in the world. In March in 1814 the armies of Prussia, Austria and Russia invaded Paris and Napoleon took refuge on the island of Elba. He returned to Paris in 1815, but was defeated at Waterloo in 1821 died in exile.
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THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION:
In 1848 he lived in Paris a second revolution that overthrew the monarchy restored soon. During the uncertain period following the nephew of Napoleon, where he took power in a coup in 1851 and declared himself Napoleon III, Paris was transformed into the most beautiful cities in Europe, and entrusted the task of modernizing the Baron Haussmann.


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