Rue de Castiglione towards Place Vendôme in Paris, France, 1900 – Haussmannian street perspective © Brooklyn Museum

Haussmann and the buildings of Paris – France

15/12/2012 · by · in Europe, France, Urbanism

Baron Haussmann The Baron Georges Eugene Haussmann (1809-1891), Prefect of the Seine under the Second Empire, dramatically reenvisioned Paris at the request of Napoleon III. The emperor had spent several years in London, and that capital’s superior technical infrastructure inspired…