Paris Flag
First adopted on 15 february 1794.
Paris flag. Citation needed the colours of paris are the origin of the blue and red stripes in the french flag the white stripe symbolising the monarchy. The most recent version of france s flag was adopted in june 1976. The flag was seen to embody all the principles of the revolution. Variant flag of france.
French national ensign image by Ĺželjko heimer 22 september 2001. Variant flag of france. Flag date use description 1790 1794 national flag at the end of the kingdom of france and the beginning of the french first republic. Meaning of the flag.
It is known as the french tricolor and is used as the national flag. The french flag is made of three equal sized vertical bands in blue white and red. A vertical tricolour of red white and blue proportions 3 2. Blue and red are the traditional colors of paris while white is associated with the house of bourbon.
The respective proportions of the vertical blue white and red stripes on the french flag when used at sea as the civil or naval ensign or jack are 30 33 37 to give a good visual effect when flying and are therefore called optical proportions. 5 march 1848 first time adopted 15 february 1794 design. Flag of france vertically striped blue white red national flag. As above but with the dark shades.
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