![]() ![]() The style of design is also referred to as Second Empire. During this time major public buildings including the Gard du Nord and Paris Opera were built. Under the guidance of Baron Haussmann, the centre was rebuilt with large avenues or boulevards and new buildings of similar height and style replacing the old. Portrait of Empress Eugenie, wife for Napoleon III, in the Louvre Apartments.Īs ruler, Napoleon III had a great vision for a modern Paris and instigated large public projects to transform and regenerate the city. ![]() This period is known as the Second Empire, from 1852 to 1870, when it collapsed following the war with Prussia and internal revolt. In December 1851, he staged a coup d’état dissolving the government and subsequently took the title, Emperor Napoleon III. In 1848 Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, nephew of Napoleon I, was elected President of the Republic of France. When visiting Paris, it is easy to mix them up especially Napoleon III, who came to power in the 1850s, over thirty years after the abdication of Napoleon I. It may seem strange to the French, but I know in New Zealand, many people are often confused by the history of the two Napoleons and how they fit into the grand context of French history. ![]()
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