# This is Paris This is a tour of the fortification and how the shaped the streets. Press `[space]` or scroll down.
# The roman fortification On the _Île de la Cité_ were the first walls of Paris. Built between 308 and 360. The wester part, was the palace.
# The medieval fortification Little is known. It was probably built after the Vinkings’ siege from 885 to 887.
# Philippe-Auguste’s fortification
# Philippe-Auguste’s fortification The largest remainer can be seen near the _collège Charlemagne_. ![Enceinte Philippe Auguste](images/Enceinte_philippe_auguste.jpg =80%x*)
# Charles V At some point, the right bank of Paris had two walls.
# Mur des fermiers généraux This wall was not a defensive, and its only function was to tax any goods entering Paris. It was highly impopular, and might be one of the triggers of the French revolution. _Le mur murant Paris rend Paris murmurant_
# Mur des fermiers généraux Four of the building used to collect the taxes are still visible. Here the _Barrière du trône_. ![Colonnes du trone](images/trone.jpg =80%x*)
# Mur des fermiers généraux Four of the building used to collect the taxes are still visible. Here the _Barrière de Saint Martin_, known today as _Rotonde de la Vilette_. ![Barrière de Saint Martin](images/rotonde.jpg =80%x*)
# Thiers This wall was the last one in Paris.