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	Paris Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Paris, together with its suburbs and satellite cities, forms the Greater Paris metropolitan area, with a population estimated at 11.5 million as of January 2004.
		Paris is the most populous urban area in the European Union and is the second largest metropolitan area in Europe (after Moscow, and along with London), and is ranked approximately as the 20th most populous metropolitan area in the world.
		At the 1999 census, the population of the city of Paris (excluding suburbs) was 2,125,246.
	www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Paris (5573 words)

	History of Paris - Paris On Line
		Paris, the capital of France, came into being thanks to its particularly favourable geographic situation for the settlement of human life and to its history, closely linked to that of the kings of France.
		Paris became the capital of the kingdom of Clovis, and his successors had numerous churches and basilicas built there (notably the Abbaye Sainte Geneviève as a tribute to the patron saint of Paris, the Église Saint Germain des Prés, and the Palais Royal.).
		In 1528 Paris again became the capital of the monarchy under Francis I, who decided to reconstruct the fortress of the Louvre, razing the donjon to the ground and constructing a renaissance palace in place of the two wings of the castle, and to equip Paris with a city hall in keeping with the capital.
	www.paris-on-line.com /eng/turisme/historia.htm (3063 words)

	History of Paris -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Paris' history in the (Click link for more info and facts about 14th century) 14th century was thus punctuated by outbreaks of plague, political violence and popular uprisings.
		Paris was, however, not spared from the religious violence affecting the rest of the country as (The theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation) Protestantism gained ground in defiance of an increasingly harsh Catholic backlash.
		It was in Paris that the (French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810)) Montgolfier brothers made their historic (Large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air) balloon ascents in 1783.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_paris.htm (6007 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Paris
		Comte de Paris, or Count of Paris is a title used by three claimants to the French throne: Louis-Philippe, Comte de Paris (1838-1894): French Orleanist monarchists referred to him as Louis-Philippe II, and then later when Henri, comte de Chambord died, he was recognized as the royalist...
		The Ãle de la CitÃ©, on which the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris was built in 1163, was the centre of government and religious life; the Left Bank was the centre of learning, focusing on the various Church-run schools established there; and the Right Bank was the centre of commerce and finance.
		Jump to: navigation, search The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The Sorbonne today, from the same point of view The Sorbonne is frequently used in ordinary parlance as synonymous with the faculty of theology of Paris or the University of Paris in its entirety.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Paris (11420 words)

	Paris -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Julius Caesar conquered Paris in 52 BC It was then a fishing village, called Lutetia Parisiorum (the Parisii were a Gallic tribe), on the Île de la Cité;.
		Paris acquired further glory as the scene of many of France's greatest cultural achievements: the plays of Molière, Racine, and Corneille; the music of Lully, Rameau, and Gluck; the paintings of Watteau, Fragonard, and Boucher; and the salons where many of the philosophes of the Enlightenment gathered.
		Paris was the headquarters of NATO from 1950 to 1967; it is the headquarters of UNESCO.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/ParisFr_History.asp (1755 words)

	AllRefer.com - Commune of Paris (French History) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Commune of Paris, insurrectionary governments in Paris formed during (1792) the French Revolution and at the end (1871) of the Franco-Prussian War.
		While the victorious Prussians affected neutrality outside the city, the Versailles troops began a siege of Paris (Apr. 11) to regain national control.
		Communes were also formed and suppressed in other cities in 1871, notably in Saint-Etienne, Le Creusot, and Marseilles, and memories of the bloody Paris repression embittered political relations between radicals and conservatives for many years afterward.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CommuneP.html (454 words)

	Paris Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Paris stimulates the senses, demanding to be seen, heard, touched, tasted and smelt.
		From romance along the Seine to landscapes on bus-sized canvases to the pick-an-ism types in cafes monologuing on the use of garlic or the finer points of Jerry Lewis, Paris is the essence of all things French.
		In winter Paris has all sorts of cultural events going on, while in summer the weather is warm and lazy - sometimes sizzling.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /destinations/europe/paris/history.htm (327 words)

	Paris tourism and history, Pictures and Visit of PARIS, France and Montmartre.
		There are about 1000 monuments in Paris and we will try to show you that you can spend at least a half a day for each of them.
		It is easy to find a flat for rent in Paris for vacations but you have to know that not every, apartment in Paris, will satisfy your expectations.
		An accommodation in Paris that the customer will enjoy has to apply to several constraints : short distance from the metro or the bus, 1st or 2nd floor (but never on the ground floor or the 5th), a safe and interesting place..
	parisapart.nerim.net /ParisWalks.htm (428 words)

	Timeline of The Civil War in France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		March 26: A municipal council — the Paris Commune —; is elected by the citizens of Paris.
		Paris is continually bombarded and, moreover, by the very people who had stigmatized as a sacrilege the bombardment of the same city by the Prussians.
		The Vendôme Column was erected between 1806 and 1810 in Paris in honor of the victories of Napoleonic France; it was made out of the bronze captured from enemy guns and was crowned by a statue of Napoleon.
	www.marxists.org /history/france/paris-commune/timeline.htm (1943 words)

	Notre Dame de Paris Historic Overview - Earthlore Exploations Gothic Dreams Feature
		Yet, factual history has claimed this aged lady as a prominent figure near the center stage of its own story.
		An important innovation at Paris was the combination of triangular ribs with subtle transverse arches.
		Under the managed care of the National Trust for Historic Monuments, it is assured that the Grand Lady of Paris shall safely bear her legacies into the centuries of the next millennium.
	www.elore.com /Gothic/History/Overview/paris.htm (2713 words)

	H-France Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Paris Liberation : An extensive online chronology of events of August 1944 in France, this page was created a few years ago to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Paris.
		Paris: Urban Sanitation Before the 20th Century : This site is devoted to the history of waste management in Paris.
		Paris Maps: A collection of one hundred historical maps of eighteenth and nineteenth century Paris.
	www.uakron.edu /hfrance/history.html (874 words)

	Things to do in Paris - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Washington D.C. Paris has long inspired opinionated outbursts, from delusional to denouncing, but on one matter travellers remain in agreement: it's among the most stimulating cities in the world.
		Paris assaults all the senses, demanding to be seen, heard, touched, tasted and smelt.
		The passages couverts emerged during the period of relative peace and prosperity under the restored House of Bourbon after the fall of Napoleon, and the rapid growth of the new industrial classes.
	thingstodo-paris.com (425 words)

	Paris: culture, history, travel information, tips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Paris, Notre-Dame, it is there between the two banks of the river where it all began in the second Iron Age, when the Parisii settled in the city.
		The heart of Paris, the heart of France: a bronze plate marks the zero mile for all the country's roads.
		Paris is also the capital of fine arts and the capital of fine living, which has been developed in harmony with ecological and human concerns, making it an exceptional destination.
	www.franceway.com /regions/idf/parihome.htm (134 words)

	History and Pictures of PARIS and Montmartre, Apartments for Vacations Rental, on top of MONTMARTRE
		Paris is our city and our Love but we are in fact citizens of the Free Commune of MONTMARTRE a village inside Paris.
		The history of Montmartre (Mont of Martyrs) starts in the 2nd century when Saint Denis, defending the very advanced theory of universal love and tolerance was killed by the Romans and had to walk from Montmartre till the town, now called Saint Denis, with his head in his hands.
		The beginning of the Paris Commune (1871) is apparently marked by an event by which the peasants of Montmartre took over 150 cannons taken from the Prussians to the top of the hill.
	parisapart.nerim.net /Montmartre/MontmartreOct.htm (1545 words)

	History (from Paris) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Not only does it dominate the skyline of Paris, but it is also a landmark of building construction history.
		Paris was the son of King Priam of Troy.
		Includes a history of coinage, and discusses the introduction of the franc as well as the euro coins.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-206162 (867 words)

	History of Paris, France, eiffel tower, notre dame, Paris history
		It is well known now that Paris was founded on an ancient island The Cite having form of a cradle.
		For several centuries Paris had existed as an island between two bridges, one of which had been on the South, other on the North and together with two towerbridges, serving both for fortresses and gates: Grand-Chatelet on the right bank and Petit-Chatelet on the left.
		For instance, Notre-Dame de Paris was settled in The Cite, Louvre - in The City, Sorbonna in The University.
	www.medievalparis.com (412 words)

	Chronological History of Paris, France
		The University of Paris is founded, boasting scholars like Guillaume de Champeaux and Abélard; the Latin Quarter is born on the Left Bank.
		Disneyland Paris, one of the most lavish theme parks in the world, opens on 5000 acres in the suburbs, incorporating elements of its Disney predecessors but with a European flair.
		Paris is the focus of extremist terrorist bomb attacks.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Paris/Paris_chronohist.shtml (2443 words)

	history of the Paris Observatory
		The latitude of the south face defines the Paris latitude (48° 50' 11'').
		The first Director of the Observatoire de Paris was Jean-Dominique Cassini (Cassini I), born in Italy in 1625.
		Rodin said that this was the nicest statue in Paris.
	www.obspm.fr /histoire/paris/paris.en.shtml (740 words)

	Historique de Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Paris n'est, à l'origine, qu'un petit village situé sur l'île de la Cité.
		Paris est le théâtre d'évènements tragiques et les pillards peuvent se livrer en toute impunité à leurs penchants criminels.
		Paris devient la capitale du luxe et le centre d'attraction de l'Europe.
	www.pariserve.tm.fr /quartier/paris.htm (2065 words)

	History of the Paris Commune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		History of the Paris Commune of 1871 by Prosper Olivier Lissagaray
		Containing several picture galleries with photographs showing the destruction of Paris, buildings in rubble caused by the French army artillery bombardment, photographs of soldiers and barricades in the streets before the fighting began, and political caricatures of people and events.
		Writings by Marxists on the Revolutionary history of France, from the Enlightenment and the Encyclopedists of the 18th century through the Great French Revolution of 1789, the early Communist movement to the Paris Commune.
	www.marxists.org /history/france/paris-commune (540 words)

	History of Paris, France
		In 987, HUGH CAPET, Count of Paris, became king of France, and under his successors, the CAPETIANS, the city's position as the nation's capital became established.
		Paris also played a major role in the revolutions of 1830 and 1848.
		Paris was again the scene of violence during the student riots of 1968.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Paris/Paris_history.shtml (1019 words)

	ALL-METRO HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM / GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR / Courtney Paris / Individual force, great team player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Paris had been asked to comment on a pass she made from the post to point guard Annie Crangle, who drilled a 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer.
		It was one of 11 assists she contributed to go along with 23 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks that day in the most lopsided triumph in state title-game history.
		Paris was particularly demonstrative after Crangle's bucket, perhaps more so than any of her own career 3,369 points or 2,359 career rebounds, which, if confirmed by Cal-Hi Sports, would rank third and first, respectively in state history.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/04/03/SPGRPC2F821.DTL (611 words)

	Paris Opera Ballet: history.
		One can consider that the real beginning of the Paris Opera Ballet occured in 1661, when the French king Louis XIV decided to create the Académie Royale de Danse (Royal Academy of Dance),, which included 13 professionnal dancers, and which aimed at rétablir la danse dans sa perfection (to restablish the perfection of dance).
		It had some influence on the Paris Opera Ballet: the level of male dancers, which was very slow, slightly increased, and a new Russian ballet master, Ivan Clustine, was hired.
		The Paris Opera also hosted some seasons of the Ballets Russes: in 1910, were danced there The Firebird and Giselle, in 1914 Fokine's La Légende de Joseph...
	www.cmi.univ-mrs.fr /%7Eesouche/dance/POBhis.html (2583 words)

	Paris Metro History - ABC Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Opened in 1900, the Paris Metropolitain (le metro) remains to this day a … History, travel tips, maps and directions, ticketing, hours of service, etc.
		INA - 100 yeats of the Paris Metro
		… On 19 July 2000, Paris celebrates the centenary of the opening of the Line 1 of the metropolitan underground railway.
	www.ambutech.mb.ca /paris-metro-history.html (472 words)

	WebMuseum: Paris History: La Seine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Paris is small: no corner is farther than six miles from the square in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral.
		The city has a total area of 41 square miles (105 square kilometres), if the two big parks at either extremity are included, and 34 square miles without them.
		Entering the city at the southeast corner, it arcs northward and bends out of Paris at the southwest corner.
	www.ibiblio.org /wm/paris/hist/river.html (388 words)

	Discover Paris! - Discover African-American History in Paris
		If you plan to stay in Paris for two days or more, why not treat yourself to the luxury of a self-guided itinerary that presents African Americans and their accomplishments in several areas of the city.
		These tours are self-guided, and provide you with the opportunity to experience first-hand a variety of Paris neighborhoods while learning about African Americans who lived, worked, and indeed, created history in several parts of the city.
		We present the history of Paris along with that of the African Americans who lived here so that you may benefit from the maximum perspective for each area covered on the tours.
	www.discoverparis.net /african_americans/index.html (1381 words)

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