Paris Haussmann: A Model's Relevance

First published in 2017 in conjunction with an exhibition at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal in Paris, this widely praised and still much sought-after book becomes available again in a new edition. It offers an analytical review from today’s perspective of the French capital’s profound transformation during the late nineteenth century under the direction of Georges Eugène Baron Haussmann. Paris Haussmann: A Model’s Relevance explores and analyzes the characteristics of Paris’s homogenous yet flui...