1526: City of Lights Feb 16, 2019

Paris might have been the first city to light up a street with gas lamps, but the nickname 'City of Light(s)' is much older. In popular use, the phrase 'City of Light' or 'La Ville–Lumière' comes from Paris' status as a place of education during the Enlightenment Era. However, this nickname has been around for much longer and across languages. During Islam's Golden Age, Baghdad—once the world's premier center of learning—was called the city of light.

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