"Napoleon's Paris – Take A Walk In The Emperor's Footsteps" Topic
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| Tango01 | 05 Jan 2022 8:11 p.m. PST |
"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Paris has changed a lot since Napoleon Bonaparte trod the streets — it's bigger, there are more arrondissements, there are some tall buildings — but in some ways the center of the city would still be recognizable to Napoleon — because he built a lot of it. You're likely aware of the impact Napoleon made on French laws, education, even military strategy. But he was also a builder who was interested in improving Paris… and glorifying himself, of course. A lot of what Napoleon left behind was built to commemorate military victories, but he also completed parts of the Louvre, built the first grand street in the center of Paris, and improved the water and sewer system. Let's take a virtual stroll where Bonaparte himself might have walked more than two centuries ago…"
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