| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
vii, 206 pages ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Louis Napoleon and the second empire -- The problem of Paris -- Marvels of the new Babylon -- Pleasures of the new Babylon -- Haussmann's downfall -- The end of the second empire -- Paris's civil war. |
| Summary |
"In 1853 the French emperor Louis Napoleon inaugurated a vast and ambitious program of public works, directed by Georges-Eugène Haussmann, the prefect of the Seine. Haussmann's renovation of Paris would transform the old medieval city of squalid slums and disease-ridden alleyways into a "City of Light" characterized by wide boulevards, apartment blocks, parks, squares and public monuments, new railway stations and department stores, and a new system of public sanitation. City of Light charts this fifteen-year project of urban renewal which-despite the interruptions of war, revolution, corruption, and bankruptcy-set a template for nineteenth and early twentieth-century urban planning and created the enduring landscape of modern Paris now so famous around the globe. A lively and engaging read, City of Light is a book for anyone who wants to know how Paris became Paris"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Haussmann, Georges Eugène, baron, 1809-1891 -- Influence.
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Haussmann, Georges Eugène, baron, 1809-1891. (OCoLC)fst00113097
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Paris (France) -- History -- 1848-1870.
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Urban renewal -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century.
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Public works -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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Public works. (OCoLC)fst01083369
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Urban renewal. (OCoLC)fst01162536
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France -- Paris.
(OCoLC)fst01205283
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781541673397 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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1541673395 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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