IV.1.5. THE ROYAL IMPRINT BLOSSOMS

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A CITY THAT RENDERS HOMAGE TO KINGS  

The arch at Saint-Denis gate honors Louis XIV (built in 1674).

Look at the outline

of streets and "places"*

*The large urban spaces have specific meaning in France.

• Straight streets and monarchy

• Napoleon's tomb: Three straight streets that lead to a sepulchre. Whose?

• Royal "places" multiply
  

• At the last royal "place", change begins

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Straight streets and monarchy