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Legendary Megastructures

Legendary Megastructures

An examination of the construction secrets behind some of France's megastructures and the ways the architectural landscape of Paris has been shaped over time.
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  • Explore the construction of the vast Sanctuary of Lourdes, including its three basilicas and monumental crypt at the foot of the Pyrenees.

  • Napoleon's nephew, Napoleon III, challenged himself to modernize France's capital city; with the help of Haussmann they opened, homogenized and embellished Paris, even if it meant that 2000 years of history had to be erased.

  • An examination of the construction secrets behind some of France's megastructures and the ways the architectural landscape of Paris has been shaped over time.

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An examination of the construction secrets behind some of France's megastructures and the ways the architectural landscape of Paris has been shaped over time.

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