Which place, used by Russians in 1814 to bombard Paris, became a popular entertainment area in the 19th and 20th centuries, outside the city limits, free of Paris taxes (and where the local nuns made wine)?
Fortifications of Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries becomes an open city and remains so for two centuries. 1689 Vauban recommends the enclosure of Paris, with the construction of a second enclosure to include the then-villages of Chaillot, Montmartre and Belleville (located on heights overlooking the city), and two citadels flanking the city to the east and west to delay an enemy's approach. 1784 The king orders the construction of the Farmers General Wall, built not as a fortification, but as a means of taxation. 1814-1815 Paris is occupied twice at the end of the reign of Napoleon I. 1818 Minister of War Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr creates a
Fortifications of Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries Fortifications of Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries The fortifications of Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries comprise: They were built in two stages: From a military point of view, Paris is a fortified camp situated in a basin. During the 19th century, both Prussian invasions (1814–15 and 1870) saw the bombardment of Paris from the surrounding heights. Fortifications were extended outwards after each invasion as the range of artillery continued to develop, in order to deny the use of the heights to the enemy. 1670 The king demolishes the walls of Charles V and Louis XIII. Paris