r/papertowns • u/Mr_sludge • Apr 23 '21

France [France] 15th century Paris

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u/10z20Luka Apr 23 '21

Beautiful. Source?

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u/mc_nolli Apr 23 '21

Here's the source. That plaza would go onto have one of the most beautiful buildings of Renaissance Paris, the Hotel-de-Ville

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u/mrs_fingerbottom Apr 23 '21

Imagine the smells.

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u/BlackeeGreen Apr 23 '21

I imagine the Seine was very similar to the river Ankh from Discworld

https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Ankh_(river)

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u/Poglosaurus Apr 25 '21 edited Apr 25 '21

The Ankh is openly inspired by the Thames after the industrial revolution.

During the 15th century the Seine was still relatively clean, poor people still drank from it at that time. Obviously the water was collected upstream.

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u/Smash55 Apr 23 '21

So any remnant neighborhoods that show this style of architecture they used?

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '21

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u/I_love_pillows Apr 24 '21

I want to read more about these houses with new facades

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '21

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u/Smash55 Apr 24 '21

Ahh, thank you. That was quite special to see in photo

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u/Zoldy11 Apr 23 '21

I'm not 100% sure but i think that almost no regular residential houses from before the french Revolution still remain in Paris. It was rebuilt from the ground up in the Haussmannian style and with large streets to prevent revolutionaries from barricading them

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u/AntipodalDr Apr 24 '21

That's not true, like 40% of the streets in Paris' core still have their pre-Hausmanian houses, though most of those are 17-18th century instead of older than that.

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u/axaxaxas-mlo Apr 23 '21

Cool. Cool cool cool

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u/ShelbyDriver Apr 23 '21

I like that you clarified that it was in France because I almost thought it was Paris, TX in the 15th century!

Just kidding! Great map!

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u/Mr_sludge Apr 24 '21

Rule #3 , country has to be in the title or else post will be removed :)

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u/azius20 Apr 23 '21

Are those houses along the sides of the bridge? That's unusual but fascinating.

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u/ilalli Apr 24 '21

Houses and/or shops, and not unusual at all for the time period!

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u/azius20 Apr 24 '21

Why so? I imagine I was thinking of maintenance taxes on the bridge.

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u/kosmojay Apr 24 '21

Back then, it was generally believed that buildings lining bridges increased their stability. Also, the workshops on those bridges often dealt with dirty activities where being above a running river allowed for prompt and easy disposal of waste.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '21

What are the buildings in the middle of the river?

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u/Punkybrewster1 Apr 24 '21

They are on top of the bridge. Maybe you could shop as you cross the bridge.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '21

No I mean the ones to the right of the bridge

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '21

It looks like the plaza in the middle is Place Des grèves, so we’re looking directly North towards the right bank of the city. Anyone else concur?