Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook381 pages4 hours
Napoleon's Paris: A Guide to the Napoleonic Sites of the Consulate and First French Empire 1799–1815
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Fully illustrated guide to the buildings and monuments of Paris that are closely associated with the Napoleon Bonaparte, including sections on the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, the Hôtel des Invalides, Musée de l'Armée, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Père-Lachaise Cemetery.
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most influential rulers in European history. Renowned as a military commander, he was also a great statesman, administrator, lawmaker and builder – and his civic achievements outlived and arguably eclipsed his victories on the battlefield. Yet while there are a host of biographies and studies of his military and political career, few books have been written about his connections with Paris, the capital of his empire, where many remarkable buildings and monuments date from his time in power. That is why David Buttery’s highly illustrated guidebook to Napoleon’s Paris is such a timely and valuable addition to the literature designed for visitors to the city.
Many of the most famous sites in the city were built or enhanced on Napoleon’s instructions or are closely associated with him and with the period of the First French Empire – the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, the Hôtel des Invalides, Musée de l'Armée, Notre Dame Cathedral, Père-Lachaise Cemetery among them. David Buttery’s guide covers them all in evocative detail. His work is essential reading for every visitor to Paris who is keen to gain an insight into the influence of Napoleon on the city and the tumultuous period in French history in which he was the dominant figure.
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most influential rulers in European history. Renowned as a military commander, he was also a great statesman, administrator, lawmaker and builder – and his civic achievements outlived and arguably eclipsed his victories on the battlefield. Yet while there are a host of biographies and studies of his military and political career, few books have been written about his connections with Paris, the capital of his empire, where many remarkable buildings and monuments date from his time in power. That is why David Buttery’s highly illustrated guidebook to Napoleon’s Paris is such a timely and valuable addition to the literature designed for visitors to the city.
Many of the most famous sites in the city were built or enhanced on Napoleon’s instructions or are closely associated with him and with the period of the First French Empire – the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, the Hôtel des Invalides, Musée de l'Armée, Notre Dame Cathedral, Père-Lachaise Cemetery among them. David Buttery’s guide covers them all in evocative detail. His work is essential reading for every visitor to Paris who is keen to gain an insight into the influence of Napoleon on the city and the tumultuous period in French history in which he was the dominant figure.
Unavailable
Author
David Buttery
David Buttery has established a reputation as a leading historian of nineteenth-century British military history and he has made a particular study of the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars.He has worked as a tour guide for several companies and has led tours of the Waterloo campaign battlefields.
Read more from David Buttery
Wellington Against Massena: The Third Invasion of Portugal, 1810–1811 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Waterloo Battlefield Guide Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wellington Against Junot: The First Invasion of Portugal, 1807–1808 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMessenger of Death: Captain Nolan & The Charge of the Light Brigade Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wellington Against Soult: The Second Invasion of Portugal, 1809 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNapoleon's Paris: A Guide to the Napoleonic Sites of the Consulate and First French Empire 1799–1815 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNapoleonic Britain: A Guide to Fortresses, Statues and Memorials of the French Wars 1792-1815 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Napoleon's Paris
Related ebooks
Napoleon's Paris: A Guide to the Napoleonic Sites of the Consulate and First French Empire 1799–1815 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistoric Photos of Paris Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Age Of Louis XIV (Complete Edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE AGE OF LOUIS XIV Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParis Reborn: Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Decline and Fall of Napoleon's Empire: How the Emperor Self-Destructed Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The First Napoleon; A Sketch, Political And Military Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA History of the Barricade Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bonaparte Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWaterloo Commanders: Napoleon, Wellington & Blucher Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Napoleon, France and Waterloo: The Eagle Rejected Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wellington & Napoleon: Clash of Arms Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Tale of Two Cities (Annotated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Powers of Europe and Fall of Sebastopol Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNapoleon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Charles Emmerson's 1913 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNapoleonic Europe (1799-1815) (SparkNotes History Note) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNapoleon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistory of Modern Europe - Volume II Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Memoirs of Victor Hugo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGodfather of the Revolution: The Life of Philippe Égalité, Duc D'Orléans Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Napoleon in 100 Objects Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Short History of World War I Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France (Text Only) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Age of Voltaire: The Story of Civilization, Volume IX Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ancient Town-Planning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFighting the British: French Eyewitness Accounts from the Napoleonic Wars Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Wars & Military For You
Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Resistance: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Kingdom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The God Delusion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Making of the Atomic Bomb Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/577 Days of February: Living and Dying in Ukraine, Told by the Nation’s Own Journalists Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of The 33 Strategies of War: by Robert Greene - A Comprehensive Summary Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe History of the Peloponnesian War: With linked Table of Contents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Daily Creativity Journal Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Napoleon's Paris
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews