Transforming Paris
The Life and Labors of Baron Haussmann
David P. Jordan(Author)
University of Chicago Press
Published on 15. June 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-226-41038-8 (ISBN)
Description
Today's Paris is largely the legacy of Baron Haussmann, who created the "City of Lights" during the last half of the 19th century. Although neither architect nor engineer, Haussmann reshaped France's capital during his 17 years as Prefect of the Seine under Napoleon III. Haussmann demolished much of the crowded medieval Paris and replaced it with grand boulevards, majestic spaces, and triumphant monuments. Set against the political intrigue and social upheavals of the era of the Commune and the revolutions of 1848, "Transforming Paris" reveals how Haussmann gained power to remake city.
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Edition
Univ of Chicago PR ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
60 halftones, 9 maps
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
710 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-41038-8 (9780226410388)
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Professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA