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Adolphe Alphand. Les Promenades de Paris. 1867–1873. Born in Grenoble, Alphand entered the École polytechnique in 1835 and continued his engineering studies at the prestigious École des ponts et chaussées in 1837. He began his career as an engineer in the coastal city of Bordeaux, working on improvements to the port, railways, and other ...
This study investigates a formative episode in the history of modern landscape architecture and public space design: the rapid creation of public parks, squares, and tree-lined thoroughfares in Paris between 1852 and 1870, the period of the French Second Empire, to form a series of interconnecting “promenades.”.
Alphand created walks, parks and gardens designed to embellish and sanitise Paris. He also heavily remodeled the Bois de Vincennes and Bois de Boulogne in Paris's 12th and 16th arrondissements, respectively.
Dec 7, 2017 · Explore Adolphe Alphand's pioneering role in greening 19th-century Paris. From parks to infrastructure, witness the birth of modern green city planning. Learn more at Omrania.
Mar 20, 2009 · In his important treatise, Les Promenades de Paris (1867–71), Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand (1817–1891) documents and celebrates the accomplishments and projects he undertook during the Second Empire.
ALPHAND, Jean Charles Adolphe. Les Promenades de Paris. Paris: J. Rothschild, n.d. Plate volume only. 2o. Engraved title, over 100 steel or wood engravings, including 3 double-page maps, and 22 BRIGHT CHROMOLITHOGRAPH BOTANICAL PLATES depicting plant varietals in the Bois de Boulogne greenhouses (marginal foxing throughout, only infrequently ...
May 22, 2021 · Japanese garden, China, engraving from Les Promenades de Paris , by Adolphe Alphand, published by J Rothschild, Paris, 1867-1873. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
