Paris the great saga

Capital of Kings (1x2)

Air date: Dec 11, 2014

Philippe Auguste (heir of Louis XII), one of the first sovereigns who was preoccupied by the city’s urbanization, he’s the one who cobbled some of the main streets. This period is also known to be a great architectural revolution, several monuments were built and became strong symbols of Paris. Philippe Auguste made the Louvre his first residence. In 1163, the first stones of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral were set, meanwhile the king Saint-Louis construct the Sainte-Chapelle in order to store Christ’s relics bought in Constantinople.