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Historia de París
Historia de París
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Una breve introducción a la Ciudad de la Luz.
"Si tienes la suerte de haber vivido en París cuando joven, luego París te acompañará, vayas adonde vayas, todo el resto de tu vida, ya que París es una fiesta que nos sigue".
Ernest Hemingway
La Ciudad de la Luz sabe cómo sacar lo mejor de cada uno.
Tradicional y de moda, monumental pero llena de secretos, francesa pero notablemente cosmopolita. ¡París lo es todo a la vez!
Esta ciudad siempre encabeza las listas de quienes planean un viaje en el Viejo Continente puesto que es la encarnación del estilo, el glamour y el encanto y ofrece una gran variedad de atracciones únicas, desde actividades culturales a placeres culinarios sin igual. No hay duda de que París embelesará a su paladar tanto como a sus ojos y a su mente.
"Si tienes la suerte de haber vivido en París cuando joven, luego París te acompañará, vayas adonde vayas, todo el resto de tu vida, ya que París es una fiesta que nos sigue".
Ernest Hemingway
La Ciudad de la Luz sabe cómo sacar lo mejor de cada uno.
Tradicional y de moda, monumental pero llena de secretos, francesa pero notablemente cosmopolita. ¡París lo es todo a la vez!
Esta ciudad siempre encabeza las listas de quienes planean un viaje en el Viejo Continente puesto que es la encarnación del estilo, el glamour y el encanto y ofrece una gran variedad de atracciones únicas, desde actividades culturales a placeres culinarios sin igual. No hay duda de que París embelesará a su paladar tanto como a sus ojos y a su mente.
Descripción
Two
thousand years of history have shaped its cityscape and strolling about its
streets feels like a time travel: remains of the old Roman Lutetia, gothic
masterpiece Notre-Dame, French classical elegance: History is at every corner.
Narrow, winding streets in the Marais evokes the middle-ages; hilly Montmartre, with its unique village atmosphere, was where
the Paris Commune began in 1871; the lavishly decorated Opera Garnier and the
Boulevards drawn under Napoleon, remind the imperial grandeur.
From Lutetia...
Named
after the Parisii celtic tribe of fishermen who first settled on the Ile de
la Cité, the city was taken over by Julius Caesar’s legions in 52BC and
renamed Lutetia. Aware of its strategic position, the Romans gradually turned
the village into a city centred on the left bank of the Seine (on what is now
called the Latin Quarter). The conquerors
brought the roman way of life and urbanism including arena, aqueduct, and
public baths, soon enjoyed by the local population.
Raided
several times during the barbarian invasions, Paris lost its importance in the following centuries
with the Frank power shifting to the East.
To Paris
The
election of the Count of Paris as the first King of France ushered out a new
era of splendour for the city. The Capetian Kings made it the seat of their power
and erected fortifications. At that time Paris
was the most populous and wealthy city in Western Europe
and equipped with a church matching its new found affluence: the Notre-Dame
Cathedral. In the 13th century, the swamps of the Marais area (right
bank) were drained and the Sorbonne was founded as one of Europe’s
first Universities.
In the 16th
century, the Renaissance initiated in Italy
soon reached Paris.
Under the reign of Kings François 1 and Henri 4, Paris
covered with new elegance and grandeur as the Townhall, the Place des
Vosges and the Louvre
Palace were being
constructed.
From the "Sun King"
In the
second half of the 17th century King Louis 14, also known as the
Sun King, decided to leave Paris and the Louvre
to install his Court at the brand new palace he had him built in Versailles. The Kings of
France were to rule from Versailles, Europe’s biggest palace, until the French Revolution in
1789.
To Napoleon
The
subsequent 19th century was dominated by two emperors, namely
Napoleon the First and his nephew Napoleon 3. If the former is widely known as a
military genius, the latter, as a city planner, made a great deal in giving Paris its current shape. Under
the leadership of Prefect Haussmann, dozens of miles of large and paved avenues
were drawn, hectars of parks and thousand of trees were planted, five train
stations, the Opera House and many other buildings were built. Today’s Paris owes a lot to
Napoleon and Haussmann’s vision and energy.
The City of Lights
In 1889,
the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated for the Universal
Exhibition. The tower was meant to be dismantled at the end of the event. It
eventually became Paris
main sight as well as its symbol.
Paris went through the 20th century turmoil almost unspoilt. If the city fell under the thumb of Nazi Germany as the whole country and thousands of Jews were brought to a certain death by the collaborationist state, the city’s magnificence was spared by the German commander who could not obey Hitler’s foolish order to bring it to ashes.
And the city enters a new millennium treasuring its century old heritage and building up its future: the Tower of Montparnasse (tower), the audacious and colourful Beaubourg Museum or the Great Arch in La Defense, are now part of the cityscape.
Here comes to you Paris, with flair and authenticity. The City of Lights, the City of Art, and the City of Love. It is all that. Paris is the Eternal City, always faithful to its motto “Fluctuat Nec Mergitur”: It is tossed about by the waves but never sinks!
Paris went through the 20th century turmoil almost unspoilt. If the city fell under the thumb of Nazi Germany as the whole country and thousands of Jews were brought to a certain death by the collaborationist state, the city’s magnificence was spared by the German commander who could not obey Hitler’s foolish order to bring it to ashes.
And the city enters a new millennium treasuring its century old heritage and building up its future: the Tower of Montparnasse (tower), the audacious and colourful Beaubourg Museum or the Great Arch in La Defense, are now part of the cityscape.
Here comes to you Paris, with flair and authenticity. The City of Lights, the City of Art, and the City of Love. It is all that. Paris is the Eternal City, always faithful to its motto “Fluctuat Nec Mergitur”: It is tossed about by the waves but never sinks!