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Town planning, past, present and possible (1911)

Triggs, H. Inigo (Harry Inigo), 1876-1923 · London : Methuen & co. · leaf 120

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reatest, it is almostimpossible to obtain shade. The rectangular type of city has not often beenadopted in Europe. We find it suggested in the six-teenth century in Bernard Palissys description of theideal city, and also in the city laid out by CardinalRichelieu. In the Low Countries, where the… … FIG. 23 TYPES OF ANCIENT AND MODERN TOWNS founded by the Emperor Augustus, formed a rect-angle 2,210 feet in length and 1,370 feet in breadth,with eleven towers on each side. In 1706 the medi-aeval buildings of the city were cleared away, and in1801 the fortifications were demolished by the…

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