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Paris Generalities

The History of Paris

The History of Paris - Part I
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A general demographical resumé of Paris' history. Part one concerns the evolution of the Parisian basin from its first inhabitants to the times of Philippe-Auguste...
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The History of Paris, Part II
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A general demographical resumé of Paris' history. Part two describes the creation of what would become the City's first fortifications, itself defining its principal arteries still existing today...
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Paris Commodities

Les Sources du Nord
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This chapter describes the water sources closest to the city centre discovered and tapped from the 8th century. A walkthrough of the techniques used to trap and channel water for domestic use.
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Water for Paris' Left Bank
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Paris' Left Bank was much slower to grow towards modern times than its opposite shore, but the first to develop as a city complete with aqueducts and baths. This chapter details the development of its irrigation technology.
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Paris Particularities

Paris' Les Innocents Cemetary
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Most cities buried their dead to their outer limits, but Paris was somewhat of an exception. This is the one-thousand year history of Paris' oldest Christian cemetery.
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The Petite Ceinture of Paris

The Petite Ceinture of Paris
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Welcome! These pages are my memoirs of a thirty-kilometre walk around Paris I took in the autumn of 1998. I will be adding a chapter now and again, so drop on by from time to time and perhaps there’ll be a new segment for you to discover. In this one installment we will look at a bit of the railway's history before setting off.
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Paris' Geology & Mines

The (Geological) Rise of Paris
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This first Paris Geology chapter explains in detail the formation of the Parisian basin. Helpful to read if you would like to know more about the mining activity that will be explained in later Paris Geology chapters.
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Mining Techniques
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In this second chapter concerning Paris' underground we will examine how its minerals were extracted. Excavation techniques, extraction techniques and abandon.
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Paris' Growth over Grottoes
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The suite to the last mining techniques chapter, here we will see exactly how Paris grew to have its foundations over the crumbling cavities of mines dug centuries before.
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Paris' Consolidations
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In this chapter we will have a look at how Paris' underground plight was repaired, and how it came to be the way it is today. Sounding Techniques, and techniques of consolidation.
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Appendix

Paris Street List
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Here you can find an exhaustive list of every single one of Paris' streets. As it is this page has little use for the rest of the site, but eventually will be linked into a search function that will extract all texts mentionning streets listed here.
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