1958 - 1963: Inauguration of the CNIT at La Défense, of the seat of Unesco and the Maison de la Radio.
1968: In January, the “département” of the Seine, of which Paris is the prefecture, is divided into four “départements”: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. In May, it is the student insurrection in the streets of the capital, in particular in the Latin Quarter.
1969: The first RER (Réseau Express Régional, or Regional Express Network) is put in service.
1973 - 1974: Completion of the Paris ring road, the Montparnasse Tower and the Palais des Congrès.
1977: Election of Jacques Chirac, first mayor of Paris since 1871. The Pompidou Centre opens its doors.
1986 - 1987: Paris grows richer with the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, the Musée d’Orsay and the Institut du Monde Arabe.
1989: Bicentennial celebrations of the Revolution on the Champs-Elysées and the Place de la Concorde before numerous heads of State. The great urban works of François Mitterrand give birth to the Grand Louvre and its Pyramid, the Bastille Opera and the Grande Arche at La Défense.
1997: The gigantic National Library of France is inaugurated.
1998: The Stade de France opens its doors and welcomes the World Cup of Rugby, won by France. The crowd, given over to joy, gathers on the Champs-Elysées to celebrate the victory of the Blues.
2002: The new City Hall of Paris, led by Bertrand Delanoë, launches a series of popular festive events, including 'Paris Plage' ('Paris Beach'), which has taken place every summer since to the great happiness of its thousands of visitors.
