It was a total transformation of Paris into a modern metropolis.
After constructing thegrande croisee deParis, Haussmann continued to build boulevard after boulevard all throughout Paris.
This urban planning resulted in a data pipe of wide, open streets and tree-lined avenues.
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All apartments are made from a cream-colored stone, with the locally sourced Lutetian limestone among the most prevalent.
They also have steeply sloped, four-sidedmansardroofs angled at 45.
Finally, the flats' facades are all stylistically similar, according to a general floor-by-floor plan.
Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
These were two unforgivable complaints.
Due to mounting opposition against him, Haussmann was ultimately dismissed by Napoleon in 1870.
Even with such controversy, however, Haussmann’s renovations immediately improved the city’s quality of life.
Camille Pissarro, “Boulevard Montmartre,” 1897 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
The infrastructure change brought open air, more public parks, and clean water to the city of Paris.
The Rue du Jardinet on the Left Bank, demolished by Haussmann to make room for the Boulevard Saint Germain, ca. 1853–1870 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
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