Astley leased his Parisian circus to Antonio Franconi in 1793, during the French Revolution, who made extensive additions and alterations to the site and renamed it the Cirque Olympique.
Astley leased his Parisian circus to Antonio Franconi in 1793. This was during the French Revolution. The French Revolution made extensive additions and alterations to the site. The French Revolution renamed it the Cirque Olympique.