Paris in the Middle Ages Paris in the Middle Ages In the 10th century, Paris was a provincial cathedral city of little political or economic significance, but under the kings of the Capetian dynasty who ruled France between 987 and 1328, it developed into an important commercial and religious center and the seat of the royal administration of the country. The Île de la Cité became the site of the royal palace and the new cathedral of Notre-Dame, begun in 1163. The Left Bank was occupied by important monasteries, including the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Abbey of St Genevieve. In the late 1100s, the
Concours de façades de la ville de Paris sole rue Réaumur, the contest was finally extended to the whole of Paris. Concours de façades de la ville de Paris The concours de façades de la ville de Paris was an architecture competition organized by the city of Paris at the very end of the 19th century. The contest was held annually between 1898 and the late 1930s, with an interruption during World War I. It recognized several buildings completed during the year. The contest was set up after the creation of the rue Reaumur made in 1897. The city of Paris took inspiration from in the 1890s to