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Bon5942 From the Parisii to Paris-Plage

From the Gallic village of the Parisii to the metropolis of the 21st century, more than 2000 years of life and history have passed on the banks of the Seine. Follow the development, the transformation of a capital through the great dates of its history, go back to the origin of all the constructions, monuments, museums and urban works which have modelled the look of today’s Paris.

Medieval Paris

508: In the Merovingian period Clovis makes Paris the capital of his kingdom.

8C and 9C: The Carolingians let Paris decline in importance. It is the time of the Norman invasions.

E-chapelle110_165987: Hugues Capet, Count of Paris, is crowned King of France.

1163: Beginning of the construction of Notre Dame Cathedral.

1180 - 1210: Philippe Auguste surrounds Paris with walls and has the fortress of the Louvre built.

1248: Saint Louis consecrates the Sainte Chapelle, built to receive the Crown of Thorns of Christ.

1257: Founding of the University of the Sorbonne by Robert de Sorbon. The city becomes one of the cradles of European culture.

1268: The powerful boatmen’s guild adopts “Fluctuat Nec Mergitur” as its motto (“the boat is beaten by the waves but does not sink”), which later becomes that of Paris.

1345: Completion of the construction of Notre Dame.

1364-1380: Building of the Bastille, of a new curtain wall for Paris, and transformation of the Louvre into a royal residence under the reign of Charles V.

1420-1436: The city is occupied by the English.

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