• The city limits of Paris, from the 4th century to present. Gallo-Roman wall. First medieval wall. Wall of Philip II Augustus. Wall of Charles V. Wall of Louis XIII.
  • Thiers down this wall – the many walls of Paris and the mark they've left on the modern city.
  • Paris, France - May 26, 2024: Tourists taking photos in front of the Paris 2024 name on the wall of the Paris City Hall.
  • It is just as effective as the wall, and today it is clear that these walls have closed in on Paris, and are choking the glorious City of Lights.
  • Paris was surrounded by city walls from ancient times until the early twentieth century, except for roughly a century between 1670 and 1785.
  • These fortifications were restored and were used in the defence of the city during the great Viking siege of 886-887. Several sections of the wall have been preserved...
  • The casual observer could be fooled into thinking that Paris was never fortified, so few and far between are the remains of its old walls.
  • PDF | As a city, Paris, France, has profoundly harmonized their architecture, seamlessly and coherently through the passage of time.