关于巴黎城的重建,网上有很多资料的,比如最简单的Wikipedia里专门有它的词条(Haussman's renovation of Paris),摘个简单的吧(本来想贴链接,结果不知道为什么系统现在通不过任何有外部链接的帖子)
“It was under Napoleon's rule that Paris in its modern form was created. In 1853 he appointed Baron Haussmann as Prefect, charged with modernising the city. This Haussmann did to a drastic extent, demolishing much of the old city and replacing it with a network of wide, straight boulevards and radiating circuses. The Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes were both transformed into large public parks. Although Haussmann was forced to resign in 1869 after financial irregularities, his scheme is largely responsible for the present-day look and layout of Paris.”