4.3.3. EFFECTS OF DEMOLISHING THE RAMPARTS ON PARIS: "LES BOULEVARDS" AND "LE SENTIER"

 

BUILT ON THE FORMER RAMPART SITE,"LES BOULEVARDS"

SHORTEN THE TRIP TO VERSAILLES 

Adapted from a plan of 1676 / zoom 

So nobles settle near the boulevards. The Revolutions of 1789 and 1830 bring a new elite that joins them: From the 1830's to World War I, the vast, tree-lined streets become the epicenter of restaurants, cafés, luxury, style and culture.

  Les Grands Boulevards by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1875 / zoom

That presence brings the garment center, "Le Sentier." 

 

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4.3.4. 

Effect of their demolition on Europe:
An announcement of French hegemony