Over the last two centuries the biggest European cities changed their faces beyond recognition. Instead of city walls appear concrete jungles, glass and metal substitute wood. The urban environment adapts to current pace of life. You can find information about the most global transformations in our present book`s selection.
Michael Carmona. Haussmann: His Life and Times, And the Making of Modern Paris
In the middle of XIX century Paris represented sad spectacle: narrow and dirty streets, incomplete waste water disposal system, non-systemic building. In comparison with London, French capital looked like boondocks. Things began to change with the advent of Napoleon III, who looked toward to change the city; and baron Haussmann, talented administrator and prefect of Senna’s department. Exactly the last is the “guilty person”, thanks to his efforts Paris looks such amazing nowadays. This book describes us not only Paris modernization, but also characteristics of politic and social order in France of the time. |
5 books about large-scale city’s reconstruction
2 June 2021
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