Paris An Architectural History

Name: Paris An Architectural History
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ISBN: 9780300068863

ISBN-10: 0300068867

ISBN-13: 9780300068863

Edition: 1996

Authors: Anthony Sutcliffe

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In this extensively illustrated work, one of Paris' leading historians links the beauty of the city to its harmonious architecture, the product of a powerful tradition of classical design running from the Renaissance through the 20th century.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/25/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English



Preface


Architecture and the Capital City


Paris at the Dawn of the Renaissance


Creating a French Urban Architecture, 1610-1715


The Eighteenth Century: Architectural Harmonisation at the Close of the Ancien Regime


Revolution, Empire and Restoration: the Implications for Architecture, 1789-1852


Paris as the Hub of French Industrialisation: Building a European Capital under the Second Empire, 1852-70


After Haussmann: a New Paris in an Era of Alternative Architectures, 1870-1914


The Modernist Challenge, 1918-45


The Vital Encounter: Modernity versus Tradition in Post-war Paris


Continuity in Paris Architecture: the Dynamics of a Unique Phenomenon


Notes


Selected bibliography


Index