banks of the Seine
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How it came to be
The Parisii lived here from about the mid-3rd century BC, and the Île de la Cité marked a river crossing on a trade route. Julius Caesar conquered the area in 52 BC, and the Roman town that grew on the Left Bank was called Lutetia.
Work on Notre-Dame began on the island in 1163, Haussmann rebuilt the centre in 1853–70, and the Eiffel Tower rose for the 1889 exposition. The banks from Pont de Sully to Pont d'Iéna were listed in 1991.
Travellers who came here
- 1867-07
From 6 to 12 July he stayed at the 700-room Grand Hôtel du Louvre on the Rue de Rivoli. In the book he wrote about the Exposition, Napoleon III and the Sultan of Turkey at a military review, and Notre-Dame.
- 1872-12
They left London on 16 December and spent about two months in Paris. They called on President Thiers on 26 December and visited the Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame and the Gobelins and Sèvres workshops.
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