List of French flags - Wikipedia
WEBLe Tricolore, the national flag of France. This list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by France, French Overseas Collectivites, the Sui Generis Collectivity and the French Overseas Territory.
Optical telegraph - Wikipedia
WEBAn optical telegraph is a line of stations, typically towers, for the purpose of conveying textual information by means of visual signals (a form of optical communication).
How Napoleon's semaphore telegraph changed the world - BBC
WEBJun 16, 2013 · Smoke, fire, light, flags - since time immemorial man had sought to speak over space. What France did in the first half of the 19th Century was create the first ever system of distance...
Why has France has changed the blue on its flag? - BBC
WEBNov 16, 2021 · The French Radio station, Europe 1 has said the darker blue on the flag is a symbol of the French revolution. The darker shade, known as navy blue is used by the navy in France and is seen on...
Flag of France - Wikipedia
WEBFlag of France. Appearance. The national flag of France (drapeau national de la France) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red.
Flag of France | History & Meaning | Britannica
WEBFlag of France, vertically striped blue-white-red national flag. Blue and red are the traditional colors of Paris, while white is associated with the House of Bourbon. The flag was seen to embody all the principles of the Revolution: liberty, equality, fraternity, democracy, secularism, and modernization.
The National Flag of France: What You Should Know! - French …
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · What does the French flag look like? The national flag of France. I took a few flags of France images in Paris: Arc de Triomphe and giant French flag © French Moments. The huge French flag that flies under the Arc de Triomphe is the largest. It is 9 metres by 13,50 metres.
The French flag - Élysée
WEBFind the history of the tricolor flag, symbol of the French Republic, born during the French Revolution, of the meeting of the colors of the king and the city of Paris.
History of the French flag - France This Way
WEBDuring the Revolution of 1848, the red flag was raised by radicals supporting a socialist alternative government to the new French Second Republic while moderates rallied to the tricolore. In World War II, Vichy France continued to use the traditional French standard.
The French Flag - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
WEBToday, the French flag can be seen on all public buildings. It is flown on the occasion of national commemorations, and it is honoured according to a very precisely-defined ceremony. The French flag frequently serves as a backdrop when the French President addresses the public.