In 1853 Napoleon III laid out a map of Paris in front of the architect Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann and instructed him to “aérer, unifier, et embellir Paris.” In other words, to give it ...

The Haussmann style of architecture, which is also sometimes described as Haussmannian, is the classic architecture that has defined modern-day Paris, and is probably what you think of when you ...