City of Light by Rupert Christiansen

Author:Rupert Christiansen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2018-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

I dream of the day when tawny shades of gold will spangle our city’s monuments and buildings. We will then stop building big straight streets that although beautiful, are as cold and stiff as a dowager. Our streets will become less rigid and, without hurting anyone, a man will be able to build his house as he pleases, without worrying whether or not it fits in with his neighbour’s. Cornices will shine with the colours of eternity; gold friezes will sparkle on facades, monuments will be decorated in marble and enamel, and mosaics will make the city vibrate with colour. This will not be meretricious. It will be true opulence. Once people have become accustomed to the city’s marvellous, dazzling nuances, they will demand that our clothes be redesigned and brightened up as well, and the entire city will be harmoniously bathed in silks and gold.… But alas I look around and see a sombre grey sky, renovated houses and dark shadows trudging along the endless boulevards. In short, I see Paris as it really is!18

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