Haussmann's renovation of Paris
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:urban_development
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gptkbp:architecturalStyle |
gptkb:Second_Empire_style
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:France
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gptkbp:criticizedFor |
high cost
authoritarian methods displacement of poor residents |
gptkbp:endDate |
1870
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Haussmann's renovation of Paris
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gptkbp:influenced |
urban planning worldwide
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gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:Napoleon_III
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Paris
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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
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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
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:French_Second_Empire
gptkb:Second_Empire gptkb:Urban_Renewal |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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