City of Light: the Reconstruction of Paris and the Birth of the Modern Metropolis

About This Novel

In 1853, King Louis Napoleon of France assigned Georges-Eugène Haussmann, governor of the Seine River, to launch a large and ambitious public project for municipal reconstruction. This renovation project - even though it was punctuated by war, revolution, corruption and bankruptcy - not only transformed Paris, but also set a model for urban planning in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and created the enduring urban layout of modern Paris. Boulevards, parks, squares, train stations, department stores, and a new public health system complete its life. What are the little-known stories behind this fifteen-year urban renewal project? What lessons can today's city builders learn from this to make cities more livable and more humane? The author of this book, Rupert Christian, will take us back to Paris more than 150 years ago to see how it transformed from a dilapidated medieval city filled with sewage, slums, and disease to a world-famous "City of Lights."

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