Posted Aug 31, 2019, 9:23 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: The Envy of the World
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Originally Posted by kool maudit
London and LA correspond in the sense that, upon becoming great cities, they both launched new models of urban form characterized by lower density. But in reality, London is Big Boston.
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Excluding Back Bay, Boston -- which was designed and inspired by things in Paris.
Ex: Haussmann's renovation of Paris
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Haussmann's renovation of Paris was a vast public works program commissioned by Emperor Napoléon III and directed by his prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, between 1853 and 1870. It included the demolition of medieval neighborhoods that were deemed overcrowded and unhealthy by officials at the time; the building of wide avenues; new parks and squares; the annexation of the suburbs surrounding Paris; and the construction of new sewers, fountains and aqueducts. Haussmann's work was met with fierce opposition, and he was finally dismissed by Napoleon III in 1870; but work on his projects continued until 1927. The street plan and distinctive appearance of the center of Paris today is largely the result of Haussmann's renovation.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haussm...ation_of_Paris
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