Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, also known as Roissy Airport, is the largest international airport serving Paris and one of the busiest in Europe. It was opened on 8 March 1974, and was built on farmland northeast of the city to relieve the older Orly Airport. It is named after the president Charles de Gaulle. Its original Terminal 1, designed by the architect Paul Andreu, is a circular concrete building with tubes carrying passengers across the central atrium. Additional terminals were added over the decades, and the airport is the main hub of Air France. It has been the scene of notable events in the history of aviation, including the Concorde's supersonic services to New York until 2003.
Before and after
- 1974Stephen Hawking predicts that black holes radiate
- 19 January 1974Battle of the Paracel Islands
- 30 January 1974Birth of Christian Bale
- March 1974The Terracotta Army is discovered
- 8 March 1974Construction of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
- 2 April 1974Construction of Westfalenstadion
- 2 April 1974Death of Georges Pompidou
- 25 April 1974Carnation Revolution
- 28 April 1974Birth of Penélope Cruz
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The era
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