Paris
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Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2, and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026. Located on
La Tour Eiffel vue de la Tour Saint Jacques, Paris août 2014
Notre Dame de Paris 2013 07 24
Basilique du Sacré Cœur de Montmartre, Paris 18e 140223 2
Facade of the Panthéon, Paris 24 January 2016
Paris Commune
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The Paris Commune was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris on 18 March 1871 and controlled parts of the city until 28 May 1871. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, the
A barricade thrown up by the Communard National Guard on 18 March 1871.
Children in factory at the forge under the Second French Empire
Louis Auguste Blanqui, leader of the Commune's far-left faction, was imprisoned for the entire time of the Commune.
French National Guard soldier, 1870