Pařížská is a street in Prague's Josefov that was created as part of Prague's slum clearance at the turn of the 20th century on the site of part of the former Jewish Town.[1]
The Asanační zákon statutes were adopted on 11 February 1893 and remained in force until April 1943. According to Czech Television, the clearance destroyed almost 470 houses and a large part of the Jewish Town, including three ancient synagogues; hundreds of new buildings were erected in their place, among them Pařížská.[1]
The Za starou Prahu club states that the clearance was caused mainly by the poor hygienic and structural state of Josefov and by its location close to the Old Town Square, whose representative appearance the city wanted to preserve.[2] According to the same text, as early as 1883 the Prague council of municipal elders pushed through the establishment of a commission to deal with the inadequate hygienic conditions in Josefov. [2]
The Prague 1 municipal district mentions in its street directory that náměstí Curieových, which the office named in 1960, took up part of Pařížská.[3]