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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is Haussmannien architecture, it looks pretty and unfiform because the prefect of Napoleon III in the 19th century got the permission to destroy most of the shitty medieval districts with poor people inside and build good looking housing with modern accomodations for rich people instead. That's largely why Paris is pretty today.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Interesting, I didn't know that.

I mean, it also has to be a little bit because they didn't let the car companies demolish the whole city and replace it with parking lots in the 1960s, right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, yeah nobody would thought to destroy this kind of valuable architecture for parking. We did get some aweful towers in other districts though, like Montparnasse tower.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

In the US, people definitely thought destroying valuable architecture for parking (and highways) was a great idea. It's heartbreaking what we've lost.