Facts about Haussmann's Renovation of Paris
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A new network of public parks, including the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes, was created as part of Haussmann's renovation of Paris to provide green space for urban residents.
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Commissioned by Napoleon III, Haussmann's renovation of Paris introduced a unified aesthetic of cream-colored limestone façades and consistent building heights along the new grands boulevards.
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During Haussmann's renovation of Paris, the city's sewer network was massively expanded, becoming a model of modern urban sanitation admired across Europe.
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The renovation displaced hundreds of thousands of Parisian residents, as working-class communities were pushed to the city's outskirts to make way for bourgeois housing.
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Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann directed the sweeping transformation of Paris under Napoleon III, demolishing medieval neighborhoods to construct wide boulevards, parks, and modern sewers.