Eugène Hénard
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Eugène Alfred Hénard was a French architect and a highly influential urban planner. He was a pioneer of roundabouts, which were first introduced in Paris in 1907.
Plan for great crossroads in Paris
Chateau d'Eau and Palais de l'Electricité from the Champ de Mars
Detailed plan for transforming the place de l'Opéra into a carrefour à girations (roundabout)
Champ de Mars
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The Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is
View southeast from the top level of the Eiffel Tower, down the Champ de Mars, with the Tour Montparnasse (Montparnasse Tower) in the distance. The École Militaire is one third down from the top of the picture.
View of the Eiffel Tower from the Eiffel Tower Stadium during the 2024 Olympics.
Illustration of the Fête de la Fédération at Champ de Mars, July 14, 1790 (Musée de la Révolution française).
Painting of The Festival of the Supreme Being, June 8, 1794 (by Pierre-Antoine Demachy, 1794).