The Architecture of ParisWhen not directly shaping the fabric of Paris themselves, its rulers have always kept tight control over the activities of others, with the result that Paris has developed under some of the strictest building regulations of any major city. Despite Paris's much vaunted reputation as the cultural salon of Europe, a certain suspicion towards foreign architectural imports has characterised its development, and outside influences have always been adapted to local needs and indigenous modes of expression, a tradition which carried on until the post-war era and arguably continues today. The last decades of the 20th century have witnessed a rush to modernise and adapt a crumbling fabric to the exigencies of the electronic age. |
Contents
Foreword | 7 |
1st arrondissement | 19 |
2nd arrondissement | 56 |
3rd arrondissement | 64 |
4th arrondissement | 76 |
5th arrondissement | 103 |
6th arrondissement | 120 |
7th arrondissement | 134 |
14th arrondissement | 216 |
15th arrondissement | 227 |
16th arrondissement | 236 |
17th arrondissement | 254 |
19th arrondissement | 266 |
20th arrondissement | 281 |
The Métropolitain and | 381 |
Seine bridges | 390 |
8th arrondissement | 151 |
9th arrondissement | 164 |
10th arrondissement | 177 |
11th arrondissement | 183 |
13th arrondissement | 201 |
Parisian housing 14001900 | 396 |
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