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Baron Haussmann
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Georges-Eug�ne, Baron Haussmann (March 27, 1809 - January 11, 1891) was a French civic planner whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris. He was born in that city of a Protestant family, German in origin.
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Napoléon III and Baron Haussmann’s physical transformation of Paris was the most imitated work of city planning in modern history. Haussmannization imprinted new railroad stations, libraries, housing, parks, and boulevards onto the medieval map of the city. Controversial in its own day, the reconstruction of Paris between 1853 and 1875 is the subject of continued critique. Was the transformation a necessary leap into an industrialized future? Or was it a rapid process of destruction and ideological alignment? This course examines representations of ‘new’ spaces in Paris and considers how space itself can become living memory – and how a radical pictorial vocabulary can be made to represent it. We will read primary texts that mourn the loss of an incongruent, ‘authentic’ urban realm, as well as recent theoretical essays that re-examine the intersection of physical space, social practice, nostalgia, and melancholic pleasure.
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Originally built in 1860 as part of the majestic redevelopment of central Paris by Baron Haussmann, this hotel has a grand facade and inexpensive, relatively comfortable and cozy, simple bedrooms that are priced as a distinct bargain within the neighborhood. The hotel has become more desirable because of its location in the once-neglected Arts et Métiers district north of the Pompidou Center. The second part of its name -- "Chariot d'Or" (Golden Carriage) -- derives from the medieval custom of placing brides-to-be (along with their dowries) in a flower-draped ceremonial carriage. It carried them across a former courtyard near the entrance to the Church of St-Martin des Champs, which still stands within a 2-minute walk from the hotel. During the occupation of Paris during World War II, the site was commandeered as a garrison for rank-and-file Nazi troops. Expect a polite and well-spoken reception staff, a rather grand entrance hallway, and comfortable bedrooms to which touches of warmth have been added.
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Five days later Baron Haussmann dreams that he is once again the Prefect of Paris. His administration is put in charge of the seasons of the year: summer, fall, spring, etc. He draws up a plan for a system of warehouses in which the best-known features of each season will be stored: the summer smell of hot stone, the graying skies of autumn, the snow dirtied by Parisian feet, the trees in bloom. He ... designs a network of channels by which each season can be delivered to the city within a week at most. We could change seasons seven or eight times a year, easily, he notes in his report to the municipal council, or we could add new seasons to satisfy the needs of a growing population: sprall, a season of mist and fine rain, good for gathering various fruits in the forest; or fammer, a hot, gray, still season, suitable for riots. Not long after these "weather axes" become operational, the Baron learns that there was a fire in the warehouse where they keep the spring, and that the vernal season has been entirely destroyed.
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This property – which used to be owned by Baron Haussmann – focuses on the red wines and has rediscovered its previous ambitions since the end of the last century. It produces wines designed for modern tastes, with very expressive fruit, mature tannins backed up with ever-present woody aromas. Very tasty and seductive overall. These are wines to be drunk quite early. The wines: the 2002 is along the same lines as the 2001 and is a little more full-bodied. Generous flavours, without being overbearing – there is never enough of this type of wine in Bordeaux.
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Paris is largely indebted to Baron Haussmann. At the end of the 19th century, this high-ranking civil servant orchestrated major renovations in Paris, turning narrow, windy streets into major boulevards, and erecting imposing bourgeois apartment buildings. In 1865, inspired by the construction of the new Opera Garnier in the centre of Paris, Jules Jaluzot decided to open a store nearby: “Le Printemps”. Fifteen years later, Théophile Bader and Alphonse Kahn opened their own “Galeries Lafayette” on the street bearing the same name.
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