A timeline of Bordeaux History, Aquitaine

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Bordeaux’s history is rich and vast.  Here are a few key moments in its history, which have shaped the city we know today.

2007 - UNESCO Bordeaux World Heritage

2003 - Tramway

1995 - Alain Juppé – becomes Mayor of Bordeaux

1947 - Jacques Chaban Delmas becomes Mayor of Bordeaux

1899 - Monument of the Girondins in Place des Quinconces erected

1885 - Francois Mauriac was born (writer and Nobel laureate)

1818 - Place des Quinconces created

1816 - Château Trompette destroyed

1810 - Napoleon 1^st Stone Bridge (Pont de Pierre) built

1780 - Opéra of Bordeaux

1772 - Palais Rohan (now the City Hall)

1756 - Jardin Public opens

1689 - Montesquieu was born (political thinker)

1684 - Notre Dame Church built

1653 - Bordeaux becomes part of the Kingdom of France

1581 - Michel de Montaigne (Renaissance writer) becomes Mayor of Bordeaux

1533 - Michel de Montagne was born

1462 - Louis XI gives Bordeaux a Parliament

1453 - Battle of Castillon, end of the 100 year war.  Bordeaux becomes French again.

1453 - Saint Michel Church and Pey Berland Tower built

1305 - Clément V Archbishop of Bordeaux destroyed the Ordre des Templiers

XII-XVI – Cathedral Saint André built

1152 - Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henri II Plantagenet beginning the 300 year English rule of Aquitaine

XIIc - Château de l’Ombrière built

VI-XVI – Saint Seurin Basilica built

276 - Invasion of East Germanic Tribe the Vandals

IIIc - Roman theatre Palais Gallien built

0- Jesus Christ

-3 - Burdigala (Bordeaux) named by Celtic tribe

Many of the monuments and buildings in this timeline still exist today and can be visited either on a guided tour or independently.  Information on the historical figures and re-enactments of historical events can be seen in the numerous museums or festive events commemorating them. 

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