{"id":2032,"date":"2026-10-30T11:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parisvu.fr\/?page_id=2032"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:20:36","slug":"1830-the-revolution-of-the-barricades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parisvu.fr\/index.php\/en\/1830-the-revolution-of-the-barricades\/","title":{"rendered":"1830 The Revolution of the Barricades"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Guided Tour: The Revolution through the Covered Passages<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The July Revolution of 1830 Between Empire, Monarchy and Republic<\/em><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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July 1830: France is deeply divided. Ever since the French Revolution of 1789, the people have been torn between the ideals of the Revolution, nostalgia for the former Napoleonic Empire and the restoration of the monarchy.<\/div>

Yet above all, it is the pursuit of freedom that inspires the people of France, and Parisians in particular. Faced with an authoritarian king, the people of Paris rise up. Events unfold at breakneck speed. In just three days \u2014 July 27, 28 and 29 \u2014 the people overthrow a regime that seeks to curtail their freedoms.
In memory of these three revolutionary days, known as the Three Glorious Days<\/em> (Les Trois Glorieuses<\/em>), the July Column is erected on the Place de la Bastille, while Delacroix paints his famous masterpiece, Liberty Leading the People<\/em>. And yet the July Revolution remains one of the least familiar chapters of French history. Let\u2019s rediscover this fascinating period in the history of France and Paris, exploring one of the most fashionable settings of the time: the covered passages.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Tour<\/h2>

This guided tour takes you back to France and Paris in the first half of the nineteenth century. It was a period of intense political tension, but also one of profound change in the city\u2019s urban landscape. Following the French Revolution of 1789, a remarkable new feature began to appear: the covered passages, a genuine innovation for their time.<\/p>

Between 1800 and 1850, no fewer than 120 covered passages sprang up across the capital, creating a vast network of sheltered walkways protected from the elements. Their success was immediate. Parisians from all walks of life flocked to admire the shop windows, theatre posters and latest technological innovations.
Yet these new temples of consumer culture also bear witness to a period of political instability in France. Regimes followed one another in rapid succession: the French Revolution laid the foundations for a freer, more egalitarian society; Napoleon\u2019s wars claimed countless lives, while the grandeur of the French Empire continued to fascinate; and the Restoration brought back the old monarchical order. But the people of Paris and France had experienced freedom and discovered their ability to overthrow those in power. I\u2019ll take you on a journey through the Palais-Royal and its galleries, the Galerie Colbert, the Galerie Vivienne, the Passage des Panoramas and beyond. We\u2019ll explore the role these passages played in the emergence of new ways of shopping and thinking about commerce.
But we\u2019ll also look at this architectural heritage through the lens of the upheaval of 1830, which these very passages bore witness to. Along the way, we\u2019ll bring historical figures such as General Lafayette, Julie C\u00e9cile Fanfernot, Philippe d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans and others back to life, bringing us closer to the events of the revolution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Practical Information: The Revolution through the Covered Passages Guided Tour<\/h1>

Plan Your Visit<\/h2>