Philippe haussmann biography sample
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The maps above are representations of Paris from (left) and (right). The first is Plan Rontier de la Ville de Paris and the second is Guide De LEtranger Dans Les 20 Arrondissements De Paris.
Haussmann’s transformations were arguably politically or militarily based; however, much of his transformations were deeply focused on aesthetics and perspective. Haussmann’s transformations were concentrated on the center of Paris and one of his main goals was centralizing public and governmental institutions, while pushing the working classing out of the center of Paris.
Case 1: Perspective
This image is a detail from the map of and highlights the boulevard du Prince-Eugène, which was later renamed the boulevard Voltaire.
Many boulevards and streets he created were connected by monuments or strategically placed in perspective to key sites in Paris. The boulevard du Prince-Eugène, which was later renamed the boulevard Voltaire, was tactically placed between la place de la République et la place de la Nation [1]. Haussmann employed this technique in many places, which demonstrates his craft in both recreating a new broad and open street-level view in addition to unifying citywide transformations. Modern broad boulevards framed by monumental sites, perhaps even vis
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MORPHOLOGY OF Paris
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Haussmann’s urban planning project promoted public health, sanitation, green spaces and the widening and leveling of roads; yet, perhaps one of the more influential and lasting aspects of Haussmann’s Paris was the innovation in the structure and aesthetic of architecture.
Les Halles: The Precedent for Iron
Napoleon III deemed the matter of constructing public buildings as a priority and one the Second Empire’s first urban planning projects was the building of new pavilions in the central market of Paris. [1] The new provisions for new public food space emerged from the growing concern for public health and hygiene. Napoleon III decided the Halles would be built on the land near the church of Saint-Eustache, where food markets had been held since the middle ages.[2] The construction of the new Halles in this location was controversial as the area was densely populated and the construction of the Halles required the destruction of over homes.[3]
A photograph of Les Halles by Marville. ca.
Ultimately the architect Victor Baltard was hired to design the city’s new central market. The project had a shaky start, when Napoleon vision – “I just want big umbrellas” came into direct conflict with Baltard’s classical architectural vision.[4] Baltard had begun const