II.7.1. A PALACE FOR A NEW ELITE

2.7.1. A palace for a new elite

THE OPÉRA DOMINATES THE NEW IMPERIAL CAPITAL, A CITY

OF BANKS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, DEPARTMENT STORES...

The second tranche of the urban metamorphosis that followed the first working-class insurrection is built in the west to avoid rebels and pollution. 

View from the terrace of the Printemps department store

A monument not built for culture

• A design that highlights power

• Where new and old money cross paths

• "We too can mingle with the gods"

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