Haussmann's renovation of Paris

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:urban_development
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Second_Empire_style
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:criticizedFor high cost
authoritarian methods
displacement of poor residents
gptkbp:endDate 1870
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Haussmann's renovation of Paris
gptkbp:influenced urban planning worldwide
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Napoleon_III
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:boulevard_Haussmann
tree-lined avenues
public squares
new bridges
grand intersections
improved street lighting
improved water supply
modern sewer system
railway stations integration
uniform building heights
Avenue des Champs-Élysées (extension and integration)
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Georges-Eugène_Haussmann
gptkbp:purpose modernization of Paris
improve sanitation
improve traffic circulation
reduce risk of uprisings
gptkbp:resultedIn new parks
construction of uniform building facades
creation of Avenue de l'Opéra
creation of Bois de Boulogne
creation of Bois de Vincennes
creation of Parc Montsouris
creation of Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
creation of Place de l'Étoile
demolition of medieval neighborhoods
improved sewer system
new aqueducts
wider boulevards
gptkbp:startDate 1853
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Second_Empire
gptkb:Second_Empire
gptkb:Urban_Renewal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5