When it was created in the 18th century, Cours Saleya was called "le Parc". The buildings erected between 1731 and 1775 in place of the old ramparts destroyed in 1706 by Louis XIV were known as the "Cité du Parc". It is a row of shops covered by an accessible roof terrace, the "Terrasse-Vieille". It is the oldest promenade in Nice, a space for social life at the end of the 18th century. The majestic central staircase leading to it, opposite the Palais Ducal (today the Palais Préfectoral), is the work of the architect François Michaud. The "Terrasse-Neuve" (1839-1844) was built parallel to the "Terrasse-Vieille", starting from the side of the hill of the Castle, in order to embellish the shore, which until then was bordered by fishermen's huts. The new terrace also tried to compete with the emerging attractiveness of the new Promenade des Anglais (1824), which was increasingly monopolizing social life, to the detriment of the Cours Saleya and the "Terrasses".