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.

@user-ft6cx7lk4k

5 ай бұрын

@@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.

@frenchthot

4 ай бұрын

Rich French people ruining everything for ego

@GagaMEFr

3 ай бұрын

@@user-ft6cx7lk4k no, because 16th was not part of Paris before Haussmann, so ...

@novianovioTV

2 ай бұрын

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?

@brunodesrosiers266

Ай бұрын

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!

@fredericlepeltier3435

2 ай бұрын

Et le mot "zonnard" (un peu viellot) à la même origine.

@NovaVanBuren

2 ай бұрын

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

@jtcorey7681

2 ай бұрын

Visited Paris last November. It was wonderful and the locals were terrific. Very nice people. Want to go back!

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.

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!

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.

@franc9111

3 ай бұрын

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.

@BrightTripTravel

4 ай бұрын

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 !!!

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

So interesting!

@brunodesrosiers266

Ай бұрын

Mais il en va TOUJOURS ainsi!

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.

This was so well-produced and I learned a lot. Thank you.

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.

Been looking forward to a Bright Trip video explaining Paris' city map layout and urban planning! Awesome work.

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

Sweet! Thanks for watching!!

Really well done video, just the right amount of depth

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!

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 😂

@driaan_louw

5 ай бұрын

Thanks bro! Maybe one day we can hit some museums together.

Brilliant history of Paris and its geography and city development. WOW. Thank you.

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!

Très bonne vidéo, très bien expliqué

Excellent history/geography lesson about our favorite city! Thank you!

Great educational video, everything is explained in a clear and interesting manner. Thanks a lot!

Great video, loved the explanation. Such a rich history!

@BrightTripTravel

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

So well researched. Good stuff 👌

@driaan_louw

5 ай бұрын

❤

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.

After a week tour in Paris, this video shocked me once again with the giant history background. Thank you very much !

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.

@christophehorguelin7044

4 ай бұрын

Millions in French equal millions in English. (It’s billions that differ.)

@WSEDT-re6mn

3 ай бұрын

Million is the same in French (it came from French into English btw). But English "billion" is "milliard" in French.

@charvaka9526

3 ай бұрын

@@christophehorguelin7044 yes, thanks. That's what I meant to say.

Thank you for this amazing video !!

Awesome video. Beautiful and factual!

That video was amazing ❤ Thank you so much. I learned a lot 🙏

Great video. No apostrophe in the title, please. Thanks!

So glad I discovered this channel (thanks, algorithm). This is exactly how I like to structure my thoughts when travelling.

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you! We'll make more!

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!

Thank you! I've learned quite a lot here. Keep up the good work!

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

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!

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.

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.

Love this series. Could you make a video on Delhi, the city built over 8 times? It would be a great watch too..

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

We'll add it to the list! :)

The city is so dense 😍

There were a lot of interesting points in this video! That one map that showed the windows and trees was super cool!

Loved this Video. Won't be looking at Paris the same way now as a local too! Thanks again!

Awesome video! I loved this

My favorite city in the world 🇫🇷 and country too 🇫🇷💙

it was just amazing. for some reason, I cryed from internal joy. thak you for a great work

@frankschmitzer5824

5 ай бұрын

So did I!!

Really great video. A super concise and entertaining way to learn about Paris.

@BrightTripTravel

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Really ejoyed your historical presentation. Thank you.

Awesome vid!

Very interesting! Thank you!

Hillary is adorable, especially her pronunciation of French 🥰

This is the best video ever.

Superbly made video!

Awesome video!

very well done, thank you. I learned a few things about my city

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

Quite a compliment coming from you guys, thanks!

This is the best video I have ever seen

Brilliant! thank you!

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

You bet!

Love the maps 😍 👌

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.

First of your videos I’ve seen. Great content, but I really loved your sponsorship integration, it was so much more helpful than most.

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

Thatch is great...go check them out for sure. www.thatch.co/geo/france/paris?

Fantastic history of Paris. Thanks

Great video

A well detailed video for all English speaking wanting to dive into Paris history

What a big job you've done. Appreciate it! Could you do the same type of a video about Prague?

Nice interesting content

LOVE this 🙏🙏🙏

Saludos desde Santa Fe, Argentina 🇦🇷 Very interesring vídeo. 🌟

intriguing

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.❤

well done!

@driaan_louw

5 ай бұрын

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.

Oh wow! I know someone in this video! Very cool!

Yassss! Love it! Way to escargoooot!

@frankschmitzer5824

5 ай бұрын

I love it!!

Exceptional presentation. Spot on correct. Nonpareil.......... Seriously. Big applause!!

1. Pronunciation. 2. Conciseness. 3. Start - Mid - End plot. 4. Original enthusiasm. Other than that good.

Great video! Do one with Barcelona, please!

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

On the list for sure!

At 6:19, the caption says 1300 B.C. and I think what you mean is 1300 A.D. (or C.E. for common era, whichever is your preference). But the Notre Dame was not constructed in 1300 B.C. (or B.C.E, depending on your preference).

Excellent

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.

Thank you

This was such an informative video. Where did the Parisians displaced by Haussmann's buildings end up living?

@richiehoyt8487

5 ай бұрын

Probably in The Zone?! (Total Guess.)

You should do a map breakdown of Budapest the capital of Hungary

No apostrophe in "its shell"!

This was so interesting and informative! I learned so much. Thank you for taking the time to create this masterpiece 🤌🏽

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed 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?

@driaan_louw

5 ай бұрын

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!

@ronen160

5 ай бұрын

@@driaan_louw awesome - thanks for the response

If you read The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo gives this exact same lecture!

Ek het gedog dié man klink soos 'n Suid-Afrikaner en toe ek Driaan Louw gesien het, het ek sommer net geweet!

Each day provides its own gifts.

Nice video. I hope to see Rome, also!

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

What a great city! We'll add it to the list!

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

Could you please do a similar video about Prague?

@BrightTripTravel

3 ай бұрын

Great city! We'll add it to the list!

Make a similar video for Cairo!

@BrightTripTravel

5 ай бұрын

We'll add it to the list!

Can you please do a similar video for London? Thanks.

Where do you get your maps?

Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible.

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"

Wow París was such a big city in 1300 BC 6:19

Just a correction: It's has no apostrophe when it is used in the possessive form.

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.

@driaan_louw

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out, thats actually wild

@carthkaras6449

5 ай бұрын

@@driaan_louw The medieval era has always been looked down upon. You'r welcome.

Possessive would be “its”, no apostrophe, rathern “it’s”, which is a contraction of “it” and “is”. So, How Paris Got Its Shell

Lleida has snail shape too

Isn't this the company Johnny Harris founded ? The love for maps is clearly showing !

@BrightTripTravel

4 ай бұрын

That's right! Johnny is one of the cofounders of Bright Trip 😊