June Days uprising
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The June Days were an uprising staged by workers in Paris from 22 to 26 June 1848. It was in response to plans to close the National Workshops, created by the Second Republic in order to provide work
Barricades on rue Faubourg-du-Temple, 25 June 1848. These are the first barricades ever photographed.
Painting of a barricade on Rue Soufflot (with the Panthéon behind), Paris, June 1848. By Horace Vernet.
Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple after the attack by General Lamoricière's troops, 26 June 1848
Relief sculpture on Affre's tomb showing the archbishop at the barricade. The text is from John 10:11 "The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep."
National Workshops
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National Workshops refer to areas of work provided for the unemployed by the French Second Republic after the Revolution of 1848. The political crisis which resulted in the abdication of Louis Philipp
June Days uprising
…June Days (French: les journées de Juin) were an uprising staged by workers in Paris from 22 to 26 June 1848. It was in response to plans to close the National Workshops, created by the Second Republic in order to provide work and a minimal source of income for the unemployed. The National Guard, led by General Louis-Eugène…
Les Ateliers nationaux au Champ-de-Mars