tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post2071237664014522049..comments2024-03-28T08:30:15.957+01:00Comments on Invisible Paris: A Question of PerspectiveAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-27944140016607827182008-11-25T23:10:00.000+01:002008-11-25T23:10:00.000+01:00Hi Fly,I don't disagree with you, but we can at le...Hi Fly,<BR/><BR/>I don't disagree with you, but we can at least admire Haussmann's ambition. Like our present day financiers, he bankrupted the city, and it was the future generations who eventually paid for the work he undertook. However, it may seem difficult to imagine today, but the Ile de la Cité was possibly the poorest and most deprived part of Paris in the 19th century. As a conseiller, Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-52240797353395512382008-11-25T18:49:00.000+01:002008-11-25T18:49:00.000+01:00"Haussmann's Paris... (is) a discernible shift in ..."Haussmann's Paris... (is) a discernible shift in the actual location of the axes, from a city organised around traditional quartiers to a metropolis united by the 'fever of capitalism'."<BR/><BR/>Clearly, his intention was not just one of perspective. ;)flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552269753542442260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-42740009996794574042008-11-24T15:46:00.000+01:002008-11-24T15:46:00.000+01:00Adam, I believe there's a sign on the parvis itsel...Adam, I believe there's a sign on the parvis itself mentioning what the white lines are about, I remember seeing them when I visited last summer and found that very interesting. It's good to know that the changes brought about by Haussmann are visible on the ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-26303435108070835622008-11-24T14:12:00.000+01:002008-11-24T14:12:00.000+01:00Hi Alain,No, I wasn't aware of this and hadn't see...Hi Alain,<BR/>No, I wasn't aware of this and hadn't seen any mention made of it anywhere. They are clearly visible using Google maps though, so I've now added this information to my post. Thanks!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-18243542361722333572008-11-24T12:51:00.000+01:002008-11-24T12:51:00.000+01:00Adam,you may have noticed that the sites where the...Adam,<BR/><BR/>you may have noticed that the sites where these medieval houses and streets used to stand on the parvis, are marked on the ground by different designs of the pavement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com