Fact 1
Critics forced his resignation for extravagance, but his vision of the city still dominates Central Paris.
Fact 2
The Emperor gave him the mission of making the city more healthy, less congested and more grand. Haussmann held this post until 1870.
Fact 3
His work destroyed much of the medieval city. It is estimated that he transformed 60% of Paris's buildings. Notably, he redesigned the Place de l'Étoile, and created long avenues giving perspectives on monuments such as the Arc de Triomphe and the Opera Garnier.
The capital of France.
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Alexandre Brongniart was a French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris
is the third largest city in the United States by population, and the eighth most economically important city in the world.
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is the eighth largest city in the United States of America, and a key city for the global economy.
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is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia, and the county seat of Chatham County.