Haussmann and Paris: the Creation of the Modern City

Alliance Française de Saint Joseph

featuring a talk by Frédéric Pichon

“Haussmann and Paris:

the Creation of the Modern City”

Tuesday, April 5th at 7:00pm

at MWSU Leah Spratt Building

Kemper Recital Hall

Napoleon III had a vision that would make Paris a modern city and would discourage revolutions. He instructed his prefect Haussmann to bring air and light to the center of the city, to unify the different neighborhoods with boulevards, and to make the city more beautiful. Between 1853 and 1870, Haussmann demolished crowded and unhealthy neighborhoods, built wide avenues, parks and squares, and added new sewers, fountains and aqueducts. The street plan and distinctive appearance of the center of Paris today is largely the result of Haussmann's renovation.

The event is free and open to the public

Contact: Corinne Russell (816) 752-7065