Nice video but you missed the real reason why Paris is shaped like a snail : originally, they were supposed to just add the new arrondissements. But the rich people from the now 16th would have been the 13th arrondissement. Back before Paris got enlarged, there was a saying : "getting married in the 13th arrondissement", which didn't exist then. It was a way to say "a common-law marriage", which was not very good looking for the rich living of the would-be 13th. So they forced Haussmann to change the plans and that's why the 16th is not the 13th and why the arrondissements got redesigned in a circular way.
@@driaan_louw when we say snail, it is because it is a spiral from low number arrondissement to higher numbers (the shape alone isn't really a snail). This is the logic used by Haussmann to satisfy the inhabitants of the now 16th arrondissement.
Great video. Just what I was looking for. Many thanks. @ hiro trevelyan or whatever your name is: yiu will be taken notice of if you start by praising the effort involved rather than launching into a garbled criticism. That would be like me saying it’s (la) percée not persée as stated in the video (breakthrough, break, opening). See how I didn’t do that?
Correction : 4:42 Phillipe Auguste is actually the first to ruler to sign as King of FRANCE (Rex Franciae). Until then they signed as King of the Franks (Rex Francorum) (though it was not phased out overnight) as a lingering of a time where kings/chief ruled over a populace rather than the land they lived in per se. See the Wisigoths, Vandals, and Ostrogoths kingdoms as similar cases of germanic people ruling over former land from the crumbled Western Roman Empire.
« C est la zone » originally refers to the part of Paris that was near the former defensive walls (enceinte de Thiers), a non edificandi place where slums were erected. That was « la zone ». Now it is social housing (easily recognizable red brick buildings). « C est la zone » does not mean it is a mess, it means it is a rather dangerous low class place.
Ich war schon oft in Paris und habe mich natürlich mit der Geschichte dieses Ortes beschäftigt. Dieses Video ist auch für "Kenner von Paris" sehr lehrreich und hat mir eine Menge Tipps für meinen Nächsten Parisbesuch gegeben.
I loved your strong use of maps and photos to tell the story of Paris. It would be nice of see a bibliography and sources for the photos you used. Your visual illustration using the colored string was simple and effective. History and Geography go hand in hand, so you video helps bind them together, which is very helpful for those of us you are visual learners. Thank.
In case you're wondering about the name the "farmer's general" wall had nothing to do with actual farmers. Instead, it refers to the practice of "farming" taxes, that is, the State selling the right to collect taxes on its behalf to private individuals so that it doesn't need to do it itself. In France, these individuals came together in an organization known as the "Ferme Générale" hence why the toll gate where they collected taxes got that name.
Hey @BrightTrip, this is a fantastic explanation of the history and the shape of the city of Paris. I live here for the last 2 years and your video really helps me enjoy even more the city. As a marathon runner, I typically run through different routes in the city, now I will pay more attention to what I see, and I will be able to explain a few new things to my friends and fellow runners when we are out there wandering the city. Big THANK YOU !!
Thank you very much ! I have lived 61 years in Paris and I liked your work. About Paris annexing many villages under Napoleon III do you know that they got a problem with the names of the streets : each village had its « rue de l’église » and « rue de la mairie » which had to be renamed, not so easy !!!
A couple of corrections: million (in French) is not millions in English. Thousand. @ 6:20 1300 BC should be AD , Anno Domini, or CE, Common Era. 1300 BC is 100 yrs before the fall of Troy.
This is a fun video, and very engaging. I appreciate learning more about the development of the city. I'm still curious about how the arrondissements themselves were laid out and how their borders were decided on. And how the numbering system came about. I'm grateful to have discovered this video by the algorithm. Good luck to you!
At 17:35 it is not "persées" but "percées" (breakthrough) ... Persée is Perseus, in Greek mythology he is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty ... the pronounciation is exactly the same but not the meaning.
Awesome video Driaan! I've been to Paris maybe 9 times now and learned the history of the city going through Musée Carnavalet, and this was way more informative than that 😂
Great video. Really enjoyed it. I especially appreciate the suggestion about guides, like Hilary Matson and the Thatch creators. Been to Paris twice; I plan to use the Thatch people next time.
Excellent video! Loved the history of the city. I have a map on my wall. Been there four times but didn't get to explore all that I wanted to. Next visit
Wonderful explanation of growth of Paris, la Ville des Lumieres. I loved it. Thank you so much. Not only is Paris the City of Lights, it is the City of Dreams!
At 6:19, the caption says 1300 B.C. and I think what you mean is 1300 A.D. (or C.E. for common era, whichever is your preference). But the Notre Dame was not constructed in 1300 B.C. (or B.C.E, depending on your preference).
Thanks for the video. It’s interesting and I like how clear it is that you explain the walls. At 6:20 you make a mistake and say that it’s 1300 BC for something and you mean A.D. Thanks.
Yessss, I walk past a part of the wall on rue de louvre every day and I've never understood how or why the wall would be such a weird shape. Makes sense now. Merci.
Very thorough and I like the map-driven aspect plus the old pictures! Thank you. I've been to Paris several times but knew I had only scratched the surface of this city.
As someone who has no real plans to travel to paris anytime soon but has heard of the arrondissements and been very confused by the system, this was super cool to learn!
Great video! I lived for most of a year in Paris, when I was 14 (a VERY long time ago). I lived in 17eme, near Guy Môquet Métro. My father was on sabbatical from his position at an American university. I went to a private bilingual school, as my French was non-existent at the start of the school year. I even walked over to see Sacré Coeur and Montmartre a few times.
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One of those "percée" was not completed, but as the numbering of building was already planned, la rue de Rennes, lowest number is 41 were as any other street it is 1 of course.
16:00 estce-que c'est à cause de ca qu'on dit "c'est la zone"??? Parce que la Zone, c'était un endroit ma famé et sale, donc quand on veut qualifier un endroit comme ca maintenant, on dit "la zone"
What an excellent video!! Thanks for the knowledge. AND - I downloaded the Turgot map. it's very interesting!!! Is there any comprehensive map that shows what, if any, buildings shown on the Turgot map exist today?
That sounds like a scavenger hunt to me 😉 although the book I referenced, the Making of Paris, has in-depth details on specific buildings and plazas etc. We're actually dropping a short soon about more maps you should check out as well!
4:18 Gallo-Romans protecting themselves against Vikings ? The gallo-romans of the fifth century and before protecting themselves against the vikings invasions of the ninth century and after ? What was it, an anti time-travelers wall ?
Like I said, dense and complicated! But yes sorry for the confusing example - the main reason I included it is because the (restored) gallo roman walls are what kept Frankish Paris from falling completely to the Vikings (as far as I understand).
@@driaan_louw darn,that's too bad, I was rooting for the awesomeness of the history-travelling Vikings... (living in Normandy, it was adding to the viking-acquired pride) Thank you for the video anyway !
Just a thing, the painting of Agnès Sorel you show in this video is not Renaissance, it's medieval. Agnès Sorel was the mistress of Charles VII, the king of Johann of Arc. This painting is the perfect exemple that shows how sophisticated the french court and nobility already was before the so called Renaissance.
Great video. Just saying: the gallo Roman wall on the Cite Island was not to protect against the Vikings who came 4 centuries later. But against the Barbarians from Germany. But apart from that it’s ok :)). Keep up the good work
France was already up against the main European monarchies (who didn't much like the idea of a people beheading their king and changing their regime) BEFORE Napoleon came to power... So no, you can't really say that Napoleon managed to make most of the European nations his enemies, when in fact it was England and the main European monarchies that succeeded in forming several coalitions against France and refused every Peace Napoleon asked for. I mean yes, Napoleon was far from blameless, but to make people believe that the main responsibility for these wars lies with him is just to repeat the old Anglo-Saxon propaganda (a bit like Ridley Scott did in his film) and it's totally false.
Take note that the Hundred years war was actualy between two french dysnaties. No english were involved. It was a war of succession between the Valois (from north east France/Paris region) and the Plantagenets (from big west: Normandie/Anjou to Aquitaine). They were a kind of cousins. Plantag. were the rulers of England but their homeland was west France. England was just a conquered territory by William the conqueror, their ancestor. Peoples/knights of Plantagenets were all "old french" speakers (french named, french titled, born in France), but "ruled" England after the franco-normand conquest by William against the Anglo-saxons. So obviously no Anglo-Saxon or English was going to help this ruling Franco-Normand dynasty who had stolen their territory in 1066! It was even in their interest that the Plantagenets lost the war against the Valois and be weakened. Much later (1500), this French ruling class will be replaced In England by a Scottish dynasty I believe.
By 1300B.C. ( according to your video) Paris was at 230,000 people. But that’s before the Romans. Maybe a slight typo that you could correct? It’s around six minutes and 22seconds. It does seem weird to see your label seeing 1300 BC and then you say this is about the time that Notre Dame Cathedral was constructed.Hmmm.
Nice video but you missed the real reason why Paris is shaped like a snail : originally, they were supposed to just add the new arrondissements. But the rich people from the now 16th would have been the 13th arrondissement. Back before Paris got enlarged, there was a saying : "getting married in the 13th arrondissement", which didn't exist then. It was a way to say "a common-law marriage", which was not very good looking for the rich living of the would-be 13th. So they forced Haussmann to change the plans and that's why the 16th is not the 13th and why the arrondissements got redesigned in a circular way.
@@driaan_louw when we say snail, it is because it is a spiral from low number arrondissement to higher numbers (the shape alone isn't really a snail). This is the logic used by Haussmann to satisfy the inhabitants of the now 16th arrondissement.
Rich French people ruining everything for ego
@@itounespams no, because 16th was not part of Paris before Haussmann, so ...
Great video. Just what I was looking for. Many thanks. @ hiro trevelyan or whatever your name is: yiu will be taken notice of if you start by praising the effort involved rather than launching into a garbled criticism. That would be like me saying it’s (la) percée not persée as stated in the video (breakthrough, break, opening). See how I didn’t do that?
Correction : 4:42 Phillipe Auguste is actually the first to ruler to sign as King of FRANCE (Rex Franciae). Until then they signed as King of the Franks (Rex Francorum) (though it was not phased out overnight) as a lingering of a time where kings/chief ruled over a populace rather than the land they lived in per se. See the Wisigoths, Vandals, and Ostrogoths kingdoms as similar cases of germanic people ruling over former land from the crumbled Western Roman Empire.
In French we say "c'est la zone" to mean "it's a mess / it's dangerous or sketchy" and now I know why!
Et le mot "zonnard" (un peu viellot) à la même origine.
Ah oui bien vu je n'y avais pas pensé !
« C est la zone » originally refers to the part of Paris that was near the former defensive walls (enceinte de Thiers), a non edificandi place where slums were erected. That was « la zone ». Now it is social housing (easily recognizable red brick buildings). « C est la zone » does not mean it is a mess, it means it is a rather dangerous low class place.
@@solangelauthier2381yes originally, but since then the meaning has evolved a lot
I'm a born and raised Parisian and I learned a lot from this video ! Really well written !
Those old pictures were a nice found too
Thanks
Visited Paris last November. It was wonderful and the locals were terrific. Very nice people. Want to go back!
Ich war schon oft in Paris und habe mich natürlich mit der Geschichte dieses Ortes beschäftigt. Dieses Video ist auch für "Kenner von Paris" sehr lehrreich und hat mir eine Menge Tipps für meinen Nächsten Parisbesuch gegeben.
As a Parisian, I'm glad to have stumbled upon this video!
I loved your strong use of maps and photos to tell the story of Paris. It would be nice of see a bibliography and sources for the photos you used. Your visual illustration using the colored string was simple and effective. History and Geography go hand in hand, so you video helps bind them together, which is very helpful for those of us you are visual learners. Thank.
In case you're wondering about the name the "farmer's general" wall had nothing to do with actual farmers. Instead, it refers to the practice of "farming" taxes, that is, the State selling the right to collect taxes on its behalf to private individuals so that it doesn't need to do it itself. In France, these individuals came together in an organization known as the "Ferme Générale" hence why the toll gate where they collected taxes got that name.
Yes absolutely right - also known as - les Fermiers Généraux.
Hey @BrightTrip, this is a fantastic explanation of the history and the shape of the city of Paris. I live here for the last 2 years and your video really helps me enjoy even more the city. As a marathon runner, I typically run through different routes in the city, now I will pay more attention to what I see, and I will be able to explain a few new things to my friends and fellow runners when we are out there wandering the city. Big THANK YOU !!
Thank you very much !
I have lived 61 years in Paris and I liked your work.
About Paris annexing many villages under Napoleon III do you know that they got a problem with the names of the streets : each village had its « rue de l’église » and « rue de la mairie » which had to be renamed, not so easy !!!
So interesting!
Can you do Prague and Vienna next time? They are both really popular among tourists, so both are quite interesting in my opinion.
Amazing cities! We'll add it to the list!!
This actually does a great job of helping to teach how to read Paris on a map. Now I don’t feel so intimidated to look at it on the map.
Been looking forward to a Bright Trip video explaining Paris' city map layout and urban planning! Awesome work.
Sweet! Thanks for watching!!
A couple of corrections: million (in French) is not millions in English. Thousand. @ 6:20 1300 BC should be AD , Anno Domini, or CE, Common Era. 1300 BC is 100 yrs before the fall of Troy.
Millions in French equal millions in English. (It’s billions that differ.)
Million is the same in French (it came from French into English btw). But English "billion" is "milliard" in French.
@@christophehorguelin7044 yes, thanks. That's what I meant to say.
I'm in the process of planning a week in Paris so this was a real find for me! Well done educational video of the city, thank you!
Really well done video, just the right amount of depth
This is a fun video, and very engaging. I appreciate learning more about the development of the city. I'm still curious about how the arrondissements themselves were laid out and how their borders were decided on. And how the numbering system came about. I'm grateful to have discovered this video by the algorithm. Good luck to you!
Brilliant history of Paris and its geography and city development. WOW. Thank you.
At 17:35 it is not "persées" but "percées" (breakthrough) ... Persée is Perseus, in Greek mythology he is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty ... the pronounciation is exactly the same but not the meaning.
So glad I discovered this channel (thanks, algorithm). This is exactly how I like to structure my thoughts when travelling.
Awesome, thank you! We'll make more!
Awesome video Driaan! I've been to Paris maybe 9 times now and learned the history of the city going through Musée Carnavalet, and this was way more informative than that 😂
Thanks bro! Maybe one day we can hit some museums together.
After a week tour in Paris, this video shocked me once again with the giant history background. Thank you very much !
Excellent exposé! Beautifully presented! Thank you!
it was just amazing. for some reason, I cryed from internal joy.
thak you for a great work
So did I!!
Great educational video, everything is explained in a clear and interesting manner. Thanks a lot!
Great video. Really enjoyed it. I especially appreciate the suggestion about guides, like Hilary Matson and the Thatch creators. Been to Paris twice; I plan to use the Thatch people next time.
This was so well-produced and I learned a lot. Thank you.
Excellent video! Loved the history of the city. I have a map on my wall. Been there four times but didn't get to explore all that I wanted to. Next visit
Love this series.
Could you make a video on Delhi, the city built over 8 times? It would be a great watch too..
We'll add it to the list! :)
So well researched. Good stuff 👌
❤
Wonderful explanation of growth of Paris, la Ville des Lumieres. I loved it. Thank you so much. Not only is Paris the City of Lights, it is the City of Dreams!
great video, i have been in paris few times, makes me to go again and look for new places with better understanding. really goood job.
At 6:19, the caption says 1300 B.C. and I think what you mean is 1300 A.D. (or C.E. for common era, whichever is your preference). But the Notre Dame was not constructed in 1300 B.C. (or B.C.E, depending on your preference).
Thanks for the video. It’s interesting and I like how clear it is that you explain the walls. At 6:20 you make a mistake and say that it’s 1300 BC for something and you mean A.D. Thanks.
What an incredible video!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Really great video. A super concise and entertaining way to learn about Paris.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yessss, I walk past a part of the wall on rue de louvre every day and I've never understood how or why the wall would be such a weird shape. Makes sense now. Merci.
Very thorough and I like the map-driven aspect plus the old pictures! Thank you. I've been to Paris several times but knew I had only scratched the surface of this city.
Great video, loved the explanation. Such a rich history!
Glad you enjoyed it!
As someone who has no real plans to travel to paris anytime soon but has heard of the arrondissements and been very confused by the system, this was super cool to learn!
very well done, thank you. I learned a few things about my city
Quite a compliment coming from you guys, thanks!
Excellent history/geography lesson about our favorite city! Thank you!
Loved this Video. Won't be looking at Paris the same way now as a local too! Thanks again!
My favorite city in the world 🇫🇷 and country too 🇫🇷💙
Thank you! I've learned quite a lot here. Keep up the good work!
Glad to hear it!
There were a lot of interesting points in this video! That one map that showed the windows and trees was super cool!
Très bonne vidéo, très bien expliqué
Merci for a good recap of the history. @ 6:21 the caption "1300 B.C." should be AD or CE I think.
First of your videos I’ve seen. Great content, but I really loved your sponsorship integration, it was so much more helpful than most.
Thatch is great...go check them out for sure.
www.thatch.co/geo/france/paris?
Great video. No apostrophe in the title, please. Thanks!
This was such an informative video. Where did the Parisians displaced by Haussmann's buildings end up living?
Probably in The Zone?! (Total Guess.)
What a big job you've done. Appreciate it! Could you do the same type of a video about Prague?
Hillary is adorable, especially her pronunciation of French 🥰
The city is so dense 😍
That video was amazing ❤ Thank you so much. I learned a lot 🙏
Could you please do a similar video about Prague?
Great city! We'll add it to the list!
Awesome video. Beautiful and factual!
A well detailed video for all English speaking wanting to dive into Paris history
Great video! I lived for most of a year in Paris, when I was 14 (a VERY long time ago). I lived in 17eme, near Guy Môquet Métro. My father was on sabbatical from his position at an American university. I went to a private bilingual school, as my French was non-existent at the start of the school year. I even walked over to see Sacré Coeur and Montmartre a few times.
Saludos desde Santa Fe, Argentina 🇦🇷
Very interesring vídeo. 🌟
Really ejoyed your historical presentation. Thank you.
Where are you finding a copy of the gorgeous map? The one that's been pinned and strung the whole video?
It was created using Open Street Map
www.openstreetmap.org
@@BrightTripTravel Thank you so much 💓
It's ａgreat presentation style，and easy to understand.
1:36 we look always downstream when we say left and right bank : )
14:07 battle of lipstick : D
15:56 is that a horse tramway coach used as a house?
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One of those "percée" was not completed, but as the numbering of building was already planned, la rue de Rennes, lowest number is 41 were as any other street it is 1 of course.
16:00 estce-que c'est à cause de ca qu'on dit "c'est la zone"??? Parce que la Zone, c'était un endroit ma famé et sale, donc quand on veut qualifier un endroit comme ca maintenant, on dit "la zone"
Brilliant video! Thank you.
1. Pronunciation.
2. Conciseness.
3. Start - Mid - End plot.
4. Original enthusiasm.
Other than that good.
What an excellent video!! Thanks for the knowledge. AND - I downloaded the Turgot map. it's very interesting!!! Is there any comprehensive map that shows what, if any, buildings shown on the Turgot map exist today?
That sounds like a scavenger hunt to me 😉 although the book I referenced, the Making of Paris, has in-depth details on specific buildings and plazas etc.
We're actually dropping a short soon about more maps you should check out as well!
@@driaan_louw awesome - thanks for the response
4:18
Gallo-Romans protecting themselves against Vikings ?
The gallo-romans of the fifth century and before protecting themselves against the vikings invasions of the ninth century and after ?
What was it, an anti time-travelers wall ?
Like I said, dense and complicated! But yes sorry for the confusing example - the main reason I included it is because the (restored) gallo roman walls are what kept Frankish Paris from falling completely to the Vikings (as far as I understand).
@@driaan_louw darn,that's too bad, I was rooting for the awesomeness of the history-travelling Vikings... (living in Normandy, it was adding to the viking-acquired pride) Thank you for the video anyway !
@@sensingowls 🤣 I would not be surprised if they somehow went back in time to attack rome
This was so interesting and informative! I learned so much. Thank you for taking the time to create this masterpiece 🤌🏽
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the maps 😍 👌
Where do you get your maps?
At 6:21 In the year 1300BC building churches ?
whoopsie
This is the best video ever.
Thank you for this amazing video !!
This is the best video I have ever seen
Great video! Do one with Barcelona, please!
On the list for sure!
Fantastic history of Paris. Thanks
You should do a map breakdown of Budapest the capital of Hungary
Very interesting! Thank you!
Just a thing, the painting of Agnès Sorel you show in this video is not Renaissance, it's medieval. Agnès Sorel was the mistress of Charles VII, the king of Johann of Arc. This painting is the perfect exemple that shows how sophisticated the french court and nobility already was before the so called Renaissance.
Thanks for pointing that out, thats actually wild
@@driaan_louw The medieval era has always been looked down upon. You'r welcome.
Awesome video! I loved this
Fantastic video
Can you please do a similar video for London? Thanks.
Exceptional presentation. Spot on correct. Nonpareil.......... Seriously. Big applause!!
LOVE this 🙏🙏🙏
Superbly made video!
Just a nitpick, that's not 1300 B.C. but 1300 A.D at 6:20. Otherwise, this is a great primer on the history of Paris!
well done!
Great video. Just saying: the gallo Roman wall on the Cite Island was not to protect against the Vikings who came 4 centuries later. But against the Barbarians from Germany. But apart from that it’s ok :)). Keep up the good work
In 6:20, the year should be 1300 A. D. not 1300 B. C.
France was already up against the main European monarchies (who didn't much like the idea of a people beheading their king and changing their regime) BEFORE Napoleon came to power... So no, you can't really say that Napoleon managed to make most of the European nations his enemies, when in fact it was England and the main European monarchies that succeeded in forming several coalitions against France and refused every Peace Napoleon asked for.
I mean yes, Napoleon was far from blameless, but to make people believe that the main responsibility for these wars lies with him is just to repeat the old Anglo-Saxon propaganda (a bit like Ridley Scott did in his film) and it's totally false.
Possessive would be “its”, no apostrophe, rathern “it’s”, which is a contraction of “it” and “is”. So, How Paris Got Its Shell
Amis,
Are there any Parisian restaurants that prohibit smoking at their tables OUTSIDE the restaurant?
Merci.
Awesome vid!
Isn't this the company Johnny Harris founded ? The love for maps is clearly showing !
That's right! Johnny is one of the cofounders of Bright Trip 😊
Take note that the Hundred years war was actualy between two french dysnaties. No english were involved.
It was a war of succession between the Valois (from north east France/Paris region) and the Plantagenets (from big west: Normandie/Anjou to Aquitaine). They were a kind of cousins. Plantag. were the rulers of England but their homeland was west France. England was just a conquered territory by William the conqueror, their ancestor.
Peoples/knights of Plantagenets were all "old french" speakers (french named, french titled, born in France), but "ruled" England after the franco-normand conquest by William against the Anglo-saxons. So obviously no Anglo-Saxon or English was going to help this ruling Franco-Normand dynasty who had stolen their territory in 1066! It was even in their interest that the Plantagenets lost the war against the Valois and be weakened.
Much later (1500), this French ruling class will be replaced In England by a Scottish dynasty I believe.
No apostrophe in "its shell"!
By 1300B.C. ( according to your video) Paris was at 230,000 people. But that’s before the Romans. Maybe a slight typo that you could correct? It’s around six minutes and 22seconds. It does seem weird to see your label seeing 1300 BC and then you say this is about the time that Notre Dame Cathedral was constructed.Hmmm.