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Originally Posted by Mille Sabords
Personally, I think there is already plenty of (maybe even too much) open space around the Parliament Buildings and the front lawn is there exactly to provide a grand view. That was the design idea in 1859. A big city that lends itself to exploration doesn't reveal too much of itself right away, it pulls you that extra block or two and surprises you with a different view at every corner.
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Exactly. One of the cool things about a city like Paris is that you’ll be walking down an ordinary, claustrophobic-feeling (but nonetheless beautiful) typical Parisian street lined with five-storey buildings, and eventually come to a street corner, turn your head and bang! All of sudden there’s a surprise postcard view of the Eiffel Tower, for example, right in your face. The effect is especially moving at night when it’s all lit up.
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