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Map of Paris with blue hatched zone representing approximately the floods of 1910. The 1910 Great Flood of Paris (French: Crue de la Seine de 1910) was a catastrophe in which the Seine River, carrying winter rains from its tributaries, flooded the conurbation of Paris, France. The Seine water level rose eight meters (more than 26 feet) above ...
Denis of Paris (Latin: Dionysius) was a 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint. According to his hagiographies , he was bishop of Paris (then Lutetia ) in the third century and, together with his companions Rusticus and Eleutherius, was martyred for his faith by decapitation .
Saint Paris or Paris of Teano (Italian: San Paride di Teano) (d. 346) was ordained Bishop of Teano by Pope Sylvester I. His feast day is August 5. [1] The tomb. Many legends exist about him, but the only definite fact seems to be that he was a bishop of Teano. He was succeeded by Saint Amasius of Teano. [2]
The Catacombs of Paris (French: Catacombes de Paris, pronunciation ⓘ) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people. [2] Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries, they extend south from the Barrière d'Enfer ("Gate of Hell") former city gate. The ossuary was created as part of ...
On 15 April 2019, at 18:18 CEST, a structural fire broke out in the roof space of Notre-Dame de Paris, a medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France. The fire, which investigators believe was started by a cigarette or an electrical short circuit, [ 5 ] destroyed the cathedral's wooden spire ( flèche ) and most of the wooden roof and severely ...
Amid the city hosting the 2024 Olympics, here are 10 surprising facts about Paris. Paris has hosted the Olympics twice before. Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1900 and 1924. The Olympic Games ...
In the 10th century Paris was a provincial cathedral city of little political or economic significance, but under the kings of the Capetian dynasty who ruled France between 987 and 1328, it developed into an important commercial and religious center and the seat of the royal administration of the country. [1]
Following the insurrection of 18 March 1871, which sparked off the Paris Commune, France found itself in a situation of civil war, on the one hand, the government led by Adolphe Thiers, who had fled to Versailles, where the National Assembly also sat in support of him, and on the other the Paris Commune, which ruled Paris alone, [7] despite attempts by insurrectionary communes in the provinces.