The Île de la Cité seen from the west, downstream

The Île de la Cité, an island in the Seine river, is the center of Paris, France, and the location where the city was founded. Download high resolution version (2588x872, 428 KB)Île de la Cité, Paris, France viewed from the West, with the Pont Neuf. ... Download high resolution version (2588x872, 428 KB)Île de la Cité, Paris, France viewed from the West, with the Pont Neuf. ... A small island in the Adriatic sea An island is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock, that is completely surrounded by water. ... This article is about the river in France; it should not be confused with the Senne, a much smaller river that flows through Brussels. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ...

In 52 BC, at the time of Vercingetorix's struggle with Julius Caesar, a small Celtic tribe, the Parisii, lived on the island, which was a low-lying area subject to flooding that offered a convenient place to cross the Seine and a refuge in times of invasion. Here Saint Genevieve led the local people for defense, and here Clovis established a Merovingian capital. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49... Vercingetorix (72 BC - 46 BC), chieftain of the Arverni, led the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53-52 BC. His name in Gaulish means over-king (ver-rix) of warriors (cingetos). ... This article is about Julius Caesar the Roman dictator. ... This article is about the European people. ... The Parisii (or Quarisii) were a Celtic Iron Age people that lived on the banks of the river Seine (in Latin, Sequana) in Gaul from the middle of the third century B.C. until the Roman era. ... This article is about the river in France; it should not be confused with the Senne, a much smaller river that flows through Brussels. ... In Roman Catholicism, Saint Genevieve (Nanterre near Paris, ca 419/422 - Paris 512) is the patron of Paris. ... Non-contemporary coin with obverse legend Clovis Roy de France Clovis I (or Chlodowech or Chlodwig, modern French Louis, modern German Ludwig) (c. ... For other uses of the term Merovingian, see Merovingian (disambiguation). ...

Three medieval buildings remain on the Île de la Cité (east to west):

• The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, built from 1163 on the site of a church dedicated to Saint Etienne, which in turn occupied a sacred pagan site of Roman times. During the French Revolution the cathedral was badly damaged, then restored by Viollet-le-Duc. A plaque in the square in front (Place du Parvis de Notre-Dame) is the zeropoint for measurements "from Paris."

The Île de la Cité from upstream: the chevet of Notre Dame

• Louis IX's Sainte-Chapelle (1245), built as a reliquary to house the relics of the Crown of Thorns and a piece of the True Cross, enclosed within the Palais de Justice.

• The Conciergerie prison, where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette awaited execution in 1793.

The oldest remaining residential quarter is the "Ancien Cloître". Baron Haussmann demolished some streets here, but was dismissed in 1869, before the entire quarter was lost. This article is about the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. ... The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (Paris, January 27, 1814 - Lausanne 1879) was a French architect, famous for his restorations of medieval buildings. ... Download high resolution version (2592x1384, 481 KB)Notre Dame de Paris seen from the east, left bank of the Seine Copyright (c) 2003 David Monniaux File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (2592x1384, 481 KB)Notre Dame de Paris seen from the east, left bank of the Seine Copyright (c) 2003 David Monniaux File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... APSE standing for Ada Programming Support Environment is a program or set of programs to support software development in the Ada programming language. ... Only representation of Saint Louis known to be true to life - Early 14th century statue from the church of Mainneville, Eure, France King Louis IX of France or Saint Louis (April 25, 1214/1215–August 25, 1270) was King of France from 1226 until his death. ... La Sainte-Chapelle (French for The Holy Chapel) is a Gothic chapel on the Ile de la Cité in the heart of Paris, France. ... Alternate meanings: Crown-of-Thorns starfish In Christianity, the Crown of Thorns, one of the instruments of the Passion, was the woven chaplet of thorn branches worn by Jesus before his crucifixion. ... According to Christian tradition, the True Cross is the cross upon which Jesus was crucified. ... The Paris Hall of Justice (Palais de Justice de Paris) is located in the Île de la Cité in central Paris, France. ... The Palais de Justice, the Conciergerie and the Tour de lHorloge, after 1858 - by Adrien Dauzats The Conciergerie is a former prison in Paris, located on the west of the Île de la Cité, near the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. ... Louis XVI Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 - January 21, 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792. ... Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ... Georges-Eugène, Baron Haussmann (March 27, 1809 – January 11, 1891) was a French civic planner whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris. ...

The small park at the downstream tip, the "stern" of the island-ship, is "Vert Galant" park, named for Henri IV of France, the "Green Gallant" king. It shows the original low-lying riverside level of the island. Nearby, a discreet plaque commemorates the spot where Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, was burnt at the stake, March 18, 1314. By Frans Pourbus the younger. ... Jacques de Molay, nineteenth-century color lithograph by Chevauchet Jacques de Molay (est. ... The Seal of the Knights — the two riders have been interpreted as a sign of poverty or the duality of monk/soldier. ... Burning of two sodomites at the stake (Zürich, 1482) Execution by burning is the execution of individuals by fire. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... Events June 24 - Battle of Bannockburn. ...

The Île de la Cité is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and to the Île Saint-Louis. The oldest surviving bridge is the Pont Neuf ('New Bridge'), it lies at the western edge of the island. It has one station on the Paris Metro, "Cité", and the RER station "Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame" on the south bank has an exit on the island in front of the cathedral. Pont Neuf The Pont Neuf, is the oldest standing bridge in Paris, France, across the river Seine. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Paris Art Nouveau Metro sign The Paris Métro is the metro (underground) system in Paris, France. ... This page is about the Paris commuter rail. ...

External link

• Ile de la Cité (http://www.insecula.com/musee/M0073.html/)