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The 19th Century
Home » France » Paris History and Overview » The 19th CenturyPosted by Your Guide on May 3, 2006 8:50 PM
Three periods in Paris’s history brought the city its largest development. Those periods were the Industrial Revolution, the Second French Empire, and the Belle Époque. In 1840 railroad systems allowed immigrants who came to the city for job opportunities and a better life to reach Paris by ease. Paris underwent a large reconstructive phase which gave the city wide streets and the beautiful neo-classical buildings that are still standing today.
After disease epidemics claimed nearly 20,000 lives and a Civil War in which thousands died as well as a fire that destroyed parts of the city during the years from 1832 and 1871 Paris rebuilt and became even better. The late 19th century brought the Universal Expositions to Paris as well as the building of the Eiffel Tower. In 1889 the Eiffel Tower was constructed to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution. It was meant to be just a temporary display of architectural design but the decision to keep the structure in place was made and the Eiffel Tower was the world’s tallest building until 1930.
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