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Charonne quarter
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The Charonne quarter is an area of the 20th arrondissement of Paris named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by Napoleon III and split between Cha
Rue Saint-Blaise and the church of Saint-Germain-de-Charonne in the background
Rue Saint-Blaise and the church of Saint-Germain-de-Charonne in the background
Paris during the Second Empire
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During the Second French Empire, the reign of Emperor Napoleon III, Paris was the largest city in continental Europe and a leading center of finance, commerce, fashion, and the arts. The population of
Music in the Tuileries Gardens by Édouard Manet (1862)
Music in the Tuileries Gardens by Édouard Manet (1862)
Napoleon III by Alexandre Cabanel (about 1865)
Napoleon III by Alexandre Cabanel (about 1865)
The new boulevards and parks built by Haussmann during the Second Empire
The new boulevards and parks built by Haussmann during the Second Empire
An editorial cartoon of 1858 illustrates the opposition of many residents of the Paris suburbs to Napoleon III's plan to make them part of the city.
An editorial cartoon of 1858 illustrates the opposition of many residents of the Paris suburbs to Napoleon III's plan to make them part of the city.