In the 1960s, Place Stanislas in Nancy, France was opened to car parking. After receiving UNESCO designation, the square was fully converted into a pedestrian zone in 2005








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newaccountwhodis@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 238d

The equivalent of an architecture faculty member using an antique amphora as trash bin. Glad this was corrected tho, really beautiful square.

nostradamnit@piefed.social · 12 pts · 237d

Place de la Bourse and the riverfront in Bordeaux were all parking lots and warehouses well into the 90s. then
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01189998819991197253@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 237d

They raised the surface by about 20cm, matching the height of the first stair's surface. Cool!

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 238d

The sooth gate vs. gold gate hits.

WingedObsidian@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 235d

The careless version is just so much more human and beautiful