We built this city Paris [videorecording] / produced and directed by Jeremy Llewellyn-Jones.
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UMK Kampus Kota | UMK Kampus Kota | DEFAULT | Kampus Kota Audio Visual | DC707 .W43 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 10129458 |
Investigates the crucial role engineering has played in the two-thousand year history of the French capital. Eugene Houseman spearheaded the evolution of Paris in the late 18th century, producing the infrastructure, wide boulevards, and grand buildings that give the city its singular charm. Top French historians, engineers, and archaeologists analyze his work as well as the complex feats of the pre-Houseman years, from the construction of King Philippe's wall and the innovative methods of purifying the Seine in the 13th century to the "revolt of the dead" in 1785. The program also examines the existing Parisian structures at the time of the French Revolutio
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