Making Modern Paris
Author | : Christopher Curtis Mead |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 027105087X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780271050874 |
Rating | : 4/5 (874 Downloads) |
Download or read book Making Modern Paris written by Christopher Curtis Mead and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates how architecture, technology, politics, and urban planning came together in French architect Victor Baltard's creation of the Central Markets of Paris. Presents a case study of the historical process that produced modern Paris between 1840 and 1870.