How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City

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At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Paris used to be known for isolated monuments but had not yet put its brand on urban space. Like other European cities, it used to be still emerging from its medieval past. But in a mere century Paris would be transformed into the brand new and mythic city we know as of late.

Though most of the people associate the signature characteristics of Paris with the public works of the nineteenth century, Joan DeJean demonstrates that the Parisian model for urban space used to be if truth be told invented two centuries earlier, when the first complete design for the French capital used to be drawn up and implemented. Because of this, Paris saw many changes. It became the first city to tear down its fortifications, inviting people in slightly than keeping them out. Parisian urban planning showcased new kinds of streets, including the original boulevard, in addition to public parks and the earliest sidewalks and bridges without houses. Venues opened for urban entertainment of a wide variety, from opera and ballet to a pastime invented in Paris, recreational shopping. Parisians enjoyed the earliest public transportation and street lighting, and Paris became Europe’s first great walking city.

A century of planned development made Paris both beautiful and exciting. It gave people reasons to be out in public as never before and as nowhere else. And it gave Paris its brand new identity as a place that people dreamed of seeing. By 1700, Paris had change into the capital that would revolutionize our conception of the city and of urban life.

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