Pont Royal bridge in Paris, France was built using open caissons in 1685. Continue reading
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First International Botanical Congress Held
International Botanical Congress took place in 1867 in Paris, France was organized by Swiss botanist, Alphonse-Louis-Pierre-Pyrame de Candolle. Continue reading
Early Neoclassical Architecture Style Used in Europe
Neoclassical architecture spread from France and Britain and into the Americas after 1750, a decorative excess of the Rococo style. Continue reading
Christine de Pisan
Christine de Pisan was the first professional female author, as a means to support three children following the death of her courtier husband in 1389. Continue reading
Marc Sautet Organized Philosophy Cafés
Philosopher, Marc Sautet organized regular philosophy discussion groups at the philosophy café or Café des Phares Continue reading
Georges Méliès
Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès (/meɪˈljɛs/; French: [meljɛs]; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938), was a French illusionist and film director who led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was well-known for the use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted colour. Continue reading
First French Narrative Film was Directed by a Woman
French film pioneer Alice Guy Blache, a secretary for the Leon Gaumont film equipment company, directed the first narrative movie Fee aux Choux shown Continue reading
Valentin Hauy Created Braille
Valentin Hauy of Paris, France, created the Braille reading system in 1793 Continue reading
Paris Ballet Performed Without Interruption
Le Triomphe de l'amour (The Triumph of Love), composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully Continue reading
First Professional Female Ballerina
Mlle. Lafontaine was the first professional ballerina to appear in Jean-Baptiste Lully's Le Triomphe de l'amour (The Triumph of Love) at the Paris Opera in 1681. Continue reading