Part 1: Alan Plattus presents recent research: 16th-century Paris (urban performance, pageantry). Boundaries (birth of Rome). Urban routes. Triumphal arches/destination view. Perspective (Lyon). King and City: Reign of King Henry IV. Transformation of urban space: decorative, imaginative, ceremonial. Pont-Neuf. Place Royale. Place Dauphine. Contemporary ritual and limits.
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