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LonghornFan World Explorer Reged: 05/02/03 Posts: 173 Loc: Austin, TX Rome: Urban Design       08/07/03 09:56 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   I was actually searching for a map to overlay that detailed Pope Sixtus the Fifth's (best Pope name, IMO) redesign of Rome using Egyptian obelisks as focal points for grand avenues. About 25 years ago I heard urban planner Edmund Bacon (responsible for the renewal of downtown Philadelphia and father of Kevin) tie together Sixtus' plan for Rome, the design of Paris and William Penn's original layout of Philadelphia. Here's a great article referencing Bacon's work and focusing on the design of Rome Post Extras

Entire topic Subject Posted by Posted on Rome overlay LonghornFan 08/07/03 09:33 AM Ancient Rome overlays equitus   07/19/05 03:41 PM Interactive Map esterrett   08/08/03 04:43 PM Re: Interactive Map stiuskr   08/08/03 07:44 PM Moenchengladbach a_engels   07/19/05 07:36 AM Re: Interactive Map blt   08/08/03 09:01 PM Re: Interactive Map lunatech   08/09/03 07:50 AM Re: Interactive Map blt   08/09/03 10:14 AM Re: Rome overlay Lrae   08/07/03 10:00 AM Re: Rome overlay seer   08/07/03 10:17 AM Re: Rome overlay tenjah   07/19/05 04:39 AM Re: Rome overlay Hill   07/19/05 08:03 AM Re: Rome overlay tenjah   07/19/05 05:07 AM Rome: Urban Design LonghornFan   08/07/03 09:56 AM

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