DK Travel : Paris : History & Culture

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1977

The Forum des Halles opens and ensures that the area remains as busy as ever, although the goods for sale (high fashion, CDs, fast food) have changed considerably since the market’s early days.
1986

Second phase of the Forum des Halles opens, creating the biggest collection of shops under one roof in Paris, though many will always lament the passing of the original market.
20 June 1791

The royal family try to escape but are spotted in Varenne and return as captives.
21 January 1793

Louis XVI is found guilty of treason and executed. His queen Marie-Antoinette follows him to the guillotine on 16 October.
21 September 1792

The monarchy is formally abolished and the First Republic is proclaimed.
26 August 1789

Formal declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, which incorporated the ideals of equality and dignity, later incorporated into the 1791 Constitution.
26 August 1944

Parisians celebrated the liberation of the city from the German Nazi Occupation of World War II with triumphant processions and festivities.
28 July 1794

Robespierre is guillotined, ending the Terror, and the Revolution draws to a close.
30 May 1968

The infamous student demonstrations of May 1968, when riotous students protested against state authority, spilled over to massive gatherings. The demonstration here, at one of the city’s main focal points, captured world news.
31 Avenue George V, Hôtel George V

A roll-call of rockers – from the Rolling Stones and Jim Morrison to J-Lo and Ricky Martin – have made this their regular Paris home-from-home.