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Originally Posted by New Brisavoine
Paris and London were the two first cities in human history to reach 2 million people. The 2 million mark was unachievable before the Industrial Revolution and railway transportation (to transport all the food needed for such a massive population).
London reached 2 million in 1836, and Paris in 1858.
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I often romanticize about that era in time..I know that life was still very labour intensive and difficult for city dwellers in both London and Paris, but at the same time they achieved some incredible infrastructure feats..London had a working subway system around then and despite electricity not being invented yet, I believe that most residences and offices had some sort of main gas line feeding their lamps..Also water lines and fire hydrants were established..They were the start of modern cities, and I can only imagine the hustle and bustle they had going in everyday life on their main streets, despite having no traffic lights..All things being relative, I bet that a professional lawyer living in London in 1860 felt every bit like a "modern man", as he came home from a busy day at the office, picked up the daily newspaper and took his wife out shopping at some fashionable stores, or to a play on the weekend.
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