1793 Execution of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Louvre museum opens to the public. 1836 Completion of Arc de Triomphe. Daguerre creates first daguerreotype photos. 1848 Louis-Philippe overthrown, replaced by Second Republic.
Most men get the vote.
1862 Construction of Palais Garnier begins. Le Figaro daily newspaper founded. 1874 First Impressionist exhibition in Nadar's atelier on boulevard des Capucines. Eiffel Tower built. Moulin Rouge opens.