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- Author(s): Lee, Alexander1
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History Today. Nov2013, Vol. 63 Issue 11, p18-20. 3p.
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The article discusses notable instances of historic city planning. Topics discussed include the creation of the city of Akhetaten, now known as Armarna, built as the capital of Egypt by the monotheistic pharaoh Akhenaten; the design and construction of the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, designed and built for Tsar Peter the Great between 1703 and 1712; and the remodelling of the city of Paris, France by Prefect of the Seine Department in France Georges Eugène Haussmann during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III.
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