Why Paris was Built Like a Snail | Arrondissements Explained
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- We look at a map of the walls of Paris to understand the map of Paris's neighborhoods. Join us as we dive into an urban history that spans two millennia.
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CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Andrew McGarrity
Head of Partnerships: Max Savard
Script: Driaan Louw
Host: Driaan Louw
Featuring: Hilary Matson
Videography: Driaan Louw, Hilary Matson
Post: Driaan Louw
Music: Musicbed
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One of the main sources for this video: the Making of Paris by Russel Kelley
www.amazon.com/Making-Paris-R....
some map data of Paris copyright OpenStreetMap contributors
www.openstreetmap.org
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:34 The Gauls and Roman Lutetia
01:50 Dense and Complicated
02:37 Another Map
03:42 The First Wall
04:32 Philippe Auguste Wall
06:40 Charles V Wall
08:27 Louis XIII Extension
09:20 Louis XIV
12:27 La Ferme générale
13:43 Thiers Wall
16:12 Napoleon III and Haussmann
19:09 Demolishing the Walls
20:18 Conclusion
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
@@user-ft6cx7lk4k 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?
If you believe real estate fundamentally is based on criteria of that kind, it may be good that you know that I have a bridge to sell.
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 !
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!
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.
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.
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!!
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!
Mais il en va TOUJOURS ainsi!
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.
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.
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.
Really well done video, just the right amount of depth
This was so well-produced and I learned a lot. Thank you.
Been looking forward to a Bright Trip video explaining Paris' city map layout and urban planning! Awesome work.
Sweet! Thanks for watching!!
Excellent history/geography lesson about our favorite city! Thank you!
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.
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.
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!
After a week tour in Paris, this video shocked me once again with the giant history background. Thank you very much !
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!
Great educational video, everything is explained in a clear and interesting manner. Thanks a lot!
That video was amazing ❤ Thank you so much. I learned a lot 🙏
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.
Great video, loved the explanation. Such a rich history!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for this amazing video !!
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!
So well researched. Good stuff 👌
❤
The city is so dense 😍
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!
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.
Loved this Video. Won't be looking at Paris the same way now as a local too! Thanks again!
Thank you! I've learned quite a lot here. Keep up the good work!
Glad to hear it!
Awesome video. Beautiful and factual!
There were a lot of interesting points in this video! That one map that showed the windows and trees was super cool!
it was just amazing. for some reason, I cryed from internal joy.
thak you for a great work
So did I!!
Awesome video! I loved this
Très bonne vidéo, très bien expliqué
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! :)
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.
Great video. No apostrophe in the title, please. Thanks!
Really ejoyed your historical presentation. Thank you.
My favorite city in the world 🇫🇷 and country too 🇫🇷💙
Really great video. A super concise and entertaining way to learn about Paris.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the maps 😍 👌
Hillary is adorable, especially her pronunciation of French 🥰
This is the best video ever.
Awesome vid!
A well detailed video for all English speaking wanting to dive into Paris history
This is the best video I have ever seen
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?
Very interesting! Thank you!
Brilliant! thank you!
You bet!
Superbly made video!
1. Pronunciation.
2. Conciseness.
3. Start - Mid - End plot.
4. Original enthusiasm.
Other than that good.
very well done, thank you. I learned a few things about my city
Quite a compliment coming from you guys, thanks!
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.
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Very interesring vídeo. 🌟
Awesome video!
LOVE this 🙏🙏🙏
What a big job you've done. Appreciate it! Could you do the same type of a video about Prague?
Fantastic history of Paris. Thanks
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.
Brilliant.❤
Great video
Oh wow! I know someone in this video! Very cool!
Nice interesting content
intriguing
Yassss! Love it! Way to escargoooot!
I love it!!
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
well done!
Exceptional presentation. Spot on correct. Nonpareil.......... Seriously. Big applause!!
No apostrophe in "its shell"!
Ek het gedog dié man klink soos 'n Suid-Afrikaner en toe ek Driaan Louw gesien het, het ek sommer net geweet!
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.
This was such an informative video. Where did the Parisians displaced by Haussmann's buildings end up living?
Probably in The Zone?! (Total Guess.)
You should do a map breakdown of Budapest the capital of Hungary
Great video! Do one with Barcelona, please!
On the list for sure!
Where do you get your maps?
I live in Paris 16the upper side 75116 for people that know well the difference with 75016, amazing district, best one in Paris so far, and left people gonna hate what I say lol ... we don't forget 21st arrondissement where we go always DEAUVILLE
When coming back from work, I ride my bike from the outskirts of Montmartre, where the fédérés kept their cannons in 1870 amongst the windmills, carefully avoid circumvent the hill that leads to the sacré coeur, built at the start of the 20th century for their atonement. I cross under the metro 2 tracks where the farmers General wall stood, pass the 2 train stations that used to be competing companies before nationalising rail in 1937, take the boulevard sebastopol south, pierced by hausmann through poor neighborhoods, until I reach the Saint Jacques tower built in the 14th century. I turn around the corner just to reach the Rue Saint Jacques (yes same Jacques) drawn by the Romans in the first century, passing by Notre Dame built over two centuries in the middle ages, and La Conciergerie where Marie Antoinette was emprisoned before she was executed. Going over the seine again I can climb up the Colline Sainte Geneviève on top of which sits the Panthéon where Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Marie Curie and Jean Jaurès rest. Still riding on that Via Superior I come by the longest running Observatory, juste before I cross the old farmers General wall by going over the metro line 6. On the right sits Denfert Rochereau where the toll houses still stand and the catacombs are accessible. I then cross the old quarters and villas of the stone careers to reach the avenue du Général Leclerc where the General entered a freed Paris in 1944. Somewhere on that path I also come by the place where I met my wife :)
Overall I love living in a city with such a rich history. Be sure to walk or circle of you come here, otherwise you'll miss most of it :)
Sounds like an amazing commute!
@@BrightTripTravel it is, except for all the cars of course :3
Excellent
Wow París was such a big city in 1300 BC
6:19
If you read The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo gives this exact same lecture!
Can you please do a similar video for London? Thanks.
Could you please do a similar video about Prague?
Great city! We'll add it to the list!
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.
Make a similar video for Cairo!
We'll add it to the list!
Nice video. I hope to see Rome, also!
What a great city! We'll add it to the list!
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 😊
Each day provides its own gifts.
Gauls never lived in the Ile de la Cité, we never found any pre Roman Gaul ruins there. There must have been a small temple but that's about it. The real Gaulish Lucotetia (not Lutecia which was the Roman city founded after the conquest) was where Nanterre is today, there Gaul ruins were found. The description is still corresponding to that emplacement, seemingly like an island from a certain point of view.
Camulogenus, the Gaul chief who fought the Roman legions made a last stand in the Grenelle plains (Champs de Mars now) after going scortched Earth and burnt Lucotetia to prevent Romans of taking it.
Even before Philippe Auguste, the Louvre name comes from Lowerk, fortress in one of the invaders languages (Danish?German?) who built a siege fort there, the siege lasted for years.
Later the Louvre Fortress was built in its place to become the City Western defense point.
The real first Frankish king was Clovis, who converted to Catholicism thanks to the help of Ste Clothilde. The price for not destroying the city and saving its inhabitants.
Boulevard comes from Bolewerk (German, Dutch?) meaning Fortification !
Haussemann's "percées" also can be seen in Russian's "Perspectives" (Prospekt) which means Avenue.
Lleida has snail shape too
This was so interesting and informative! I learned so much. Thank you for taking the time to create this masterpiece 🤌🏽
Glad you enjoyed it!
Possessive would be “its”, no apostrophe, rathern “it’s”, which is a contraction of “it” and “is”. So, How Paris Got Its Shell
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"
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 💓