Timeline
From 1783 to 2049: the chapters, their levels and interludes, and the city's changes as the game's time-lapses show them between chapters. The city here is the one history left; your campaign can change some of it.
1783 to 1789Chapter 1 The Gilded Cage
- 15 August 1785The Necklace
- 2 October 1786Salons of the Palais-Royal
- 13 July 1788Hail and Hunger
- 6 December 1788The Summons
- 14 February 1789Masks at the Opera
- 24 April 1789The Wallpaper Riot
- 1785The Farmers-General wall encircles the city
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 1: The Gilded CageBreak the seal
- Summer 1789The King's Locksmith
1789 to 1794Chapter 2 Year of Fire
- 8 July 1789Fourteenth of July
- 4 October 1789The Bread March
- 20 June 1791Flight by Night
- 8 July 1791Field of Mars
- 15 July 1792The Palace Falls
- 5 September 1793The Blade
Chapter 2: Year of FireBreak the seal
- 1789The Bastille comes downyour campaign can change this
- 1790The Panthéon rises
- 1791The Pont de la Concorde opens
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 2: Year of FireBreak the seal
- 1794 to 1795The Executioner's Ledger
1799 to 1815Chapter 3 The Eagle's Shadow
- 6 November 1799Fog of Brumaire
- 15 December 1800The Infernal Machine
- 30 September 1804The Crown He Takes
- 23 October 1812The Ghost General
- 18 March 1814Armies at the Gate
- 5 February 1815A Hundred Days
Chapter 3: The Eagle's ShadowBreak the seal
- 18021 boulevards cut through the old city
- 1804The Pont des Arts opens
- 1806Work begins on The Arc de Triomphe
- 1806Work begins on The Vendôme Columnyour campaign can change this
- 1806Work begins on The Madeleine
- 1806Work begins on The Arc du Carrousel
- 1807The Pont d'Austerlitz opens
- 1808The Grand Châtelet comes down
- 1808The Arc du Carrousel rises
- 1808Work begins on The Bourse
- 1808The Bassin de la Villette is dug
- 1810The Vendôme Column risesyour campaign can change this
- 1814The Pont d'Iéna opens
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 3: The Eagle's ShadowBreak the seal
- 1822The Canal de l'Ourcq is dug
- 1823 to 1826The Map Beneath
- 1825The Canal Saint-Martin is dug
- 1826The Bourse rises
- 1827The Île aux Cygnes is raised in the river
- 1827The Pont de Grenelle opens
- 1829Street lighting: Gas lamps
- 1829The Pont des Invalides opens
1830 to 1848Chapter 4 Barricade Summers
- 27 July 1830Three Glorious Days
- 26 March 1832The Blue Fear
- 5 June 1832The Cloister
- 9 July 1847The Banquets
- 22 February 1848February Fire
- 23 June 1848The June Days
Chapter 4: Barricade SummersBreak the seal
- 1832The Pont de Bercy opens
- 1834The Pont du Carrousel opens
- 1835Work begins on The July Columnyour campaign can change this
- 1836The Arc de Triomphe rises
- 1837Work begins on The Gare Saint-Lazare
- 1838Work begins on The Gare d'Austerlitz
- 1840The July Column risesyour campaign can change this
- 1840The Gare d'Austerlitz rises
- 1840Work begins on The fort of Mont-Valérien
- 1841The Thiers fortifications encircles the city
- 1842The Madeleine rises
- 1843The Île Louviers joins the bank
- 1846The fort of Mont-Valérien rises
- 1847Work begins on The Gare de Lyon
- 1847Work begins on The Gare de l'Est
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 4: Barricade SummersBreak the seal
- 1848 to 1851The Silver Plate
- 18491 boulevards cut through the old city
- 1850The Gare de l'Est rises
1851 to 1870Chapter 5 Straight Lines
- 2 December 1851The December Night
- 1 June 1853The Great Demolition
- 5 January 1858Orsoni's Bombs
- 2 January 1860Twenty Districts
- 1 April 1867The Exposition
- 14 July 1870Sedan
Chapter 5: Straight LinesBreak the seal
- 1852The old Halles comes down
- 1852Work begins on The iron pavilions of Les Halles
- 1852The Bois de Boulogne opens
- 1853The Pont National opens
- 185311 boulevards cut through the old city
- 1856The Pont de l'Alma opens
- 1860The Farmers-General wall is torn down
- 1860The Bois de Vincennes opens
- 1861Work begins on The Opéra
- 1861Work begins on The Gare du Nord
- 18646 boulevards cut through the old city
- 1865The Gare du Nord rises
- 1867The Buttes-Chaumont opens
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 5: Straight LinesBreak the seal
- 1870 to 1871The Balloon Post
1871Chapter 6 Seventy-Two Days
- 18 March 1871The Cannons of Montmartre
- 19 March 1871The Vote
- 2 April 1871Running a City
- 9 May 1871The Column Falls
- 10 May 1871The Western Gate
- 21 May 1871The Bloody Week
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 6: Seventy-Two DaysBreak the seal
- 1874The iron pavilions of Les Halles rises
- 1875The Opéra rises
- 1875Work begins on Sacré-Cœur
- 1876Work begins on The Trocadéro Palace
- 1876The Pont de Sully opens
- 1878The Trocadéro Palace rises
- 1878The Parc Montsouris opens
- 1880Street lighting: Electric light
- 1882The Pont de Tolbiac opens
- 1887Work begins on The Eiffel Tower
- 1889The Eiffel Tower rises
- 1889The Gare Saint-Lazare rises
- 1896The Pont Mirabeau opens
- 1897Work begins on The Grand Palais
- 1900The Grand Palais rises
- 1900The Gare de Lyon rises
- 1900The Pont Alexandre III opens
- 1905The Bir-Hakeim viaduct opens
- 1892 to 1912The Automobile
1914 to 1918Chapter 7 Home Fires
- 1 September 1914The Taxis of the Marne
- 1 March 1915The Censor's Scissors
- 14 May 1917The Munitions Strike
- 15 July 1917The Dancer
- 23 March 1918The Long Gun
- 1 November 1918Armistice Night
Chapter 7: Home FiresBreak the seal
- 1914Sacré-Cœur rises
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 7: Home FiresBreak the seal
- 1919The Thiers fortifications is torn down
- 1934 to 1936Concorde Night
- 1935The Trocadéro Palace comes down
- 1935Work begins on The Palais de Chaillot
- 1937The Palais de Chaillot rises
1940 to 1944Chapter 8 The Grey Years
- 15 June 1940The Empty City
- 11 November 1940Students at the Arch
- 1 September 1941Ink and Paper
- 2 March 1942The Mole
- 16 February 1943The Draft
- 19 August 1944Paris Rises
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 8: The Grey YearsBreak the seal
- 1944 to 1945The Files
1945 to 1962Chapter 9 Cold Light
- 25 November 1947Coal Winter
- 1 March 1952Two Embassies
- 23 May 1958The General's Return
- 23 April 1961Paratroopers Over Paris
- 18 September 1961The Television Tower
- 22 January 1962Night of the Legion
Chapter 9: Cold LightBreak the seal
- 1955Street lighting: Sodium and neon
- 1955Work begins on The Maison de la Radio
- 1956Work begins on The CNIT vault
- 1958The CNIT vault rises
- 1958Les Bosquets: the old blocks give way
- 1960Belleville: the old blocks give way
- 1960Bobigny: the old blocks give way
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 9: Cold LightBreak the seal
- 1963The Maison de la Radio rises
- 1964Maine-Montparnasse: the old blocks give way
- 1965Les Olympiades: the old blocks give way
- 1967La Défense rises in the west
- 1967The Front de Seine: the old blocks give way
- 1968Nanterre
1968Chapter 10 Beneath the Stones
- 3 May 1968The Courtyard
- 10 May 1968Night of the Barricades
- 13 May 1968Ten Million
- 15 May 1968The Odéon Republic
- 29 May 1968The President Vanishes
- 30 May 1968The Avenue
Chapter 10: Beneath the StonesBreak the seal
- 1968The new town of Créteil: the old blocks give way
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 10: Beneath the StonesBreak the seal
- 1969Work begins on The Montparnasse Tower
- 1970Nanterre: the old blocks give way
- 1971The iron pavilions of Les Halles comes down
- 1971Work begins on The Centre Pompidou
- 1973The Montparnasse Tower rises
- 1973The Périphérique encircles the city
- 1975Work begins on The Forum des Halles
- 1977The Centre Pompidou rises
- 1979The Forum des Halles rises
- 1985Work begins on The Grande Arche
- 1985Work begins on The glass pyramid
- 1987The Parc de la Villette opens
- 1989The Grande Arche rises
- 1989The glass pyramid rises
- 1990Bercy: the old blocks give way
- 1990Work begins on The National Library
- 1992The Parc André-Citroën opens
- 1995The National Library rises
- 1995Paris Rive Gauche: the old blocks give way
- 1995Work begins on The Stade de France
- 1995The Long Strike
- 1997The Parc de Bercy opens
- 1998The Stade de France rises
- 1998The Plaine Saint-Denis: the old blocks give way
2000 to 2010Chapter 11 Paper Fortunes
- 6 March 2000The Bubble
- 27 October 2005Ring Nights
- 7 February 2006First Contract
- 19 January 2008The Trader
- 29 September 2008Black October
- 7 October 2010Pension Autumn
Chapter 11: Paper FortunesBreak the seal
- 2006The Simone-de-Beauvoir footbridge opens
- 2010Street lighting: LED
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 11: Paper FortunesBreak the seal
- 2011The Forum des Halles comes down
- 2011Work begins on The Canopée
- 2011Work begins on The Philharmonie
- 2012Clichy-Batignolles: the old blocks give way
- 2015The Philharmonie rises
- 2016The Canopée rises
- 2016Night Standing
2018 to 2024Chapter 12 Saturdays
- 17 November 2018Fuel
- 1 December 2018Act III
- 14 January 2019The Great Debate
- 17 March 2020The Empty City
- 19 January 2023Override
- 26 July 2024The Games
Chapter 12: SaturdaysBreak the seal
- 2021Work begins on The athletes' village
- 2024The athletes' village rises
Between the chapters
After the finale of chapter 12: SaturdaysBreak the seal
- 2030The eco-quarters: the old blocks give way
- 2031 to 2032Algorithm
- 2036Work begins on The northern data centre
- 2037Work begins on The western data centre
- 2038Work begins on The southern data centre
- 2040Street lighting: The glass city
- 2040The northern data centre rises
- 2040Work begins on The Steward's spireyour campaign can change this
2041 to 2049Chapter 13 The Glass City
- 20 July 2041Fifty Degrees
- 2 March 2043Blind Spots
- 3 October 2044Deepfake Week
- 18 January 2045The Flood
- 1 February 2047The Steward Votes
- 1 March 2049Lanterne
Chapter 13: The Glass CityBreak the seal
- 2041The western data centre rises
- 2042The southern data centre rises
- 2044The Steward's spire risesyour campaign can change this
- 2046The flood walls encircles the city