Paris and Lyon, France in 1896 - Restored Footage

Restored footage from 1896 of the cities Paris and Lyon in France. You can see pedestrians and vehicles of the past in various locations across the two cities. This footage was primarily filmed and produced by pioneers of motion pictures, the Lumière brothers. Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière created one of the first motion picture cameras, the Cinématographe Lumière. Locations featured in this video are: The Eiffel Tower, Place des Cordeliers, Place de la Concorde, and Place du Pont. Firefighters 0:00 Place des Cordeliers 0:30 Eiffel Tower 1:22 Place du Pont 2:14 Place de la Concorde 2:57 Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. Please note the color added is not necessarily historically accurate. Footage originally from: Wikimedia Commons and Internet Archive Music: Cain / Lo Mimieux / Epidemic Sound #history #restored #france #lyon #paris