Unit 12:  Paris of Napoleon III and Haussmann(1848–1870), Part II

In this section, Napoleon III and his prefect, George-Eugène Haussmann, continue to change the face of nineteenth-century Paris . You will read about new construction along the boulevards, the completion of the Grand Dessein to link the Louvre and Tuileries, and the creation of glass and iron pavilions to house markets in the heart of the city and provide high, light canopies in railstations. Baron Haussmann was also responsible for major transformation in the Ile de la Cité. Haussmann's protégé, Adolphe Alphand, would oversee the creation of public squares and parks, some like the Bois de Boulogne modeled after those Napoleon III had seen and admired in London . This era would also expand serviceable water and sewer systems in Paris , initiate the age of public transportation, and host two notable world's fairs, the Expositions Universelles of 1855 and 1867.