What Did the Haussmannization Do?

Haussmann forced citizens from their homes as these buildings were torn down to make way for the clean lines of the new city. The wealthy were quickly accommodated. The new boulevards were lined with fashionable apartment houses. It was, as usual, the poor that really suffered.

What were the objectives of the Haussmannization of Paris?

Haussmann launched Paris into the whirlwind of great expenses. Cities imitated Paris, individuals imitated Paris. Haussmannization is used very loosely, to designate virtually every topographical alteration or social change that marked Paris during Haussmann's tenure as prefect of the Seine.

What is Haussmann known for?

Georges-Eugène, Baron Haussmann, (born March 27, 1809, Paris, Fr. —died Jan. 11, 1891, Paris), French administrator responsible for the transformation of Paris from its ancient character to the one that it still largely preserves.