The Entire History of Paris in 30 Minutes

Besieged, Starved, Demolished, Refined. The entire history of Paris in one 30-minute illustrated documentary — from its origins as a Celtic fishing village to the global metropolis of 2026. Witness the 1348 plague that decimated the population, the radical transformation of the city by Baron Haussmann in 1853, and the tense liberation of 1944. Paris is a city that consumes its own past to fuel the fires of its future, a paradox of stone and spirit. Chapters: 0:00 Prologue 2:51 Lutetia and the Roman Shadow (52 BC – 486 AD) 5:54 The Fortress of Faith (486 – 1348) 8:02 Shadows of the Black Death and Iron (1348 – 1600) 11:11 The Sun and the Scaffolding (1600 – 1789) 14:25 The Blood of the Citizen (1789 – 1848) 18:17 The Great Demolition (1848 – 1914) 21:54 Occupation and the Jazz Age (1914 – 1968) 25:34 The Modern Metamorphosis (1968 – 2026) Illustrations in this video are AI-generated reconstructions in a consistent hand-painted style; they are interpretations, not photographs. Narration is synthesized. Script researched and written by the channel. Sources: Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne (2002) Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris by Graham Robb (2010) Paris: The Biography of a City by Colin Jones (2004) #Paris #ParisHistory #Documentary