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Paris in Cairo?

UrbanismGabriel FeldDecember 9, 2022Paris, France, Europe, Cairo, Egypt, AfricaComment

The City at Night (Cairo)

If you look at a map of Cairo from the second half of the 19th century you'll easily recognized the Ezbekiya Gardens, a large rectangle with chamfered corners to the northwest.

UrbanismGabriel FeldMay 1, 2019Cairo, Egypt, Africa, Middle EastComment

Paris in Cairo?

I'm not sure if Place des Vosges inaugurated the practice of carving urban space out of existing urban fabric, but the experience of Paris had certainly an enormous impact throughout the world.