history of paris

By aranchacarricondo

  • 1853

    29 June – Napoleon III installs a huge map of Paris in his office at the Tuileries Palace and he and his new prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, begin planning the reconstruction of central Paris.

  • the first tram

    21 November – A demonstration of the first tram line between the modern avenue de New York and the Cours-la-Reine. A line is later opened connecting Place de la Concorde with the pont de Sèvres.

  • le figaro

    2 April – The newspaper Le Figaro is revived under new management and begins publishing.

  • public transport

    22 February – Private omnibus companies consolidated into the Compagnie générale des omnibus to provide public transport throughout the city.

  • Les Galeries du Louvre

    26 March – The department store Les Galeries du Louvre opens.

  • the exposition universelle

    15 May – The Exposition Universelle (1855) opens between the Seine and the Champs-Élysées. By the time it closes on 15 November, it has attracted five million visitors.

  • construction of boulevard

    11 August – Napoleon III decrees the construction of boulevard Saint-Michel and boulevard Saint-Germain on the left bank.

  • congress of paris

    February 5 to March 31 – Congress of Paris; European leaders meet to bring an end to the Crimean War

  • train line

    11 October – Inauguration of the train line Paris to Marseille.

  • Opening of the Hippodrome

    26 April – Opening of the Hippodrome de Lonchamp race track.

  • map of paris

    29 June – Napoleon III installs a huge map of Paris in his office at the Tuileries Palace and he and his new prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, begin planning the reconstruction of central Paris.

  • lourve

    14 August – Inauguration of the completed Louvre

  • building of avenue

    29 August – Napoleon III decrees the building of Avenue des Amandiers (now Avenue de la République) and Boulevard Prince-Eugène (now Boulevard Voltaire)

  • bomb attack on emperor napoleon |||

    14 January – Bomb attack on Emperor Napoleon III by Orsini, an Italian nationalist, outside the Paris Opera. The Emperor is unharmed, but 156 persons are killed or injured

  • inauguration of boulevad de sebastopol

    5 April – Inauguration of Boulevard de Sébastopol, the new north-south axis of Napoleon III's urban plan.