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- Avenida de Mayo
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- The central avenue of Buenos Aires.
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- Marché Jean-Talon
- Montréal, Canada
- A multicultural public market.
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- Itchimbía Cultural Center
- Quito, Ecuador
- Given the ample visibility that this park has of the city, it is considered a natural viewpoint. There is also an excellent Cultural Center on the top of the hill.
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- Bridges over the Seine
- Paris, France
- The bridges over the Seine are not only visually stunning, but connect the neighborhoods of the city.
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- Cathedral Notre-Dame
- Paris, France
- The plaza in front of Notre Dame and the small parks and gardens around it give the cathedral a setting that few other buildings can match.
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- Centre Pompidou
- Paris, France
- "I should passionately like Paris to have a cultural center which would at once be museum and center of creation" George Pompidou, 1969
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- Champs-Elysees
- Paris, France
- Paris' grand boulevard combines tremendous amounts of traffic, public transit, and tourism, while maintaining a distinct sense of Parisian urbanity at the pedestrian level.
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- Eiffel Tower
- Paris, France
- Not only is the Eiffel Tower an iconic image of Paris, but it also is an active neighborhood place.
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- Forum des Halles
- Paris, France
- An underground shopping mall in the heart of Paris, topped by a failed park.
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- French National Library
- Paris, France
- This library is at best a carefully constructed void, and at worst a notoriously expensive project that "designs out" not only people, but books.
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- Hotel de Ville (City Hall)
- Paris, France
- A plaza that has remained the center of Parisian government since the fourteenth century is the civic square of Paris.
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- Jardin Atlantique
- Paris, France
- A neighborhood park/roofgarden.
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- Jardin des Plantes
- Paris, France
- A park with rose gardens and a greenhouse.
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- Jardin des Tuileries
- Paris, France
- Tuileries Palace encloses the western end of the Louvre and the formal seventeenth century gardens that make up the central-most park in Paris, stretching from the Louvre to the Place de Concorde, and bordered by the Seine.
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- L'Arc de Triomphe
- Paris, France
- A monumental arch set in the midst of an enormous traffic circle.
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- L’Opéra/Palais Garnier Interior
- Paris, France
- This great marvel of design is unfortunately located amidst massive traffic flows.
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- Luxembourg Gardens
- Paris, France
- A 60-acre park known for its extraordinary public amenities, including fountains, sculpture, ponds, flowerbeds, tennis courts, pony rides, a marionette theatre, playgrounds, food kiosks and open-air cafes.
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- Musee d'Orsay
- Paris, France
- A turn of the century train station marked for destruction was transformed in the 1970s into a new museum with a vast collection of late 19th century and early 20th century art.
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- Palais Royal
- Paris, France
- The gardens, located in the heart of Paris, are a jewel of diverse public activity with shopping, cafes and people watching.
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- Parc André Citröen
- Paris, France
- A 35-acre park that is barely more hospitable than the car factory it replaced.
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- Parc de Bercy
- Paris, France
- A park of multiple designs and uses, near apartments, commercial activity, bridges, gardens, and the Seine.
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- Parc de la Villette
- Paris, France
- One of Paris's modern parks, built in 1987 on the site of a disused industrial site -- at 86 acres this is the largest green space in Paris.
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- Parc Des Buttes-Chaumont
- Paris, France
- A verdant park built upon the hillside, with meandering paths, and grottos, a lake, cascading water fall with a suspension bridge and the famous "pont des suicides."
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- Paris Plage
- Paris, France
- Cars are stricken from the expressway along the Seine for one month every summer, as it turns into a pedestrian paradise.
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- Place de la Concorde
- Paris, France
- A public plaza that has degenerated into a giant traffic funnel.
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- Place de la Madeleine
- Paris, France
- A traffic-congested plaza surrounding an outsized 19th-century monument.
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- Place de l'Opéra
- Paris, France
- A traffic-dominated circle that renders one of Paris's cultural and architectural landmarks much less accessible than it should be.
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- Place Des Vosges
- Paris, France
- Outdoor square bordered by 39 red brick buildings with ground-level arcades.
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- Roads along the Seine
- Paris, France
- Expressways that severely diminish riverfront access in Paris.
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- Rue de Buci
- Paris, France
- A commercial street that brings out the exhibitionist in everyone.
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- Rue des Rosiers
- Paris, France
- A vibrant market street in the heart of Paris Jewish Quarter.
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- Rue Montorgueil
- Paris, France
- A multi-dimensional pedestrian street.
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- Rue Mouffetard
- Paris, France
- This ancient narrow street works in the same way it has for centuries: as a place where people live, shop, eat and meet.
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- Rue St-Louis-en-l’île
- Paris, France
- A small street continuously flowing with tiny attractions.
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- Viaduc des Arts
- Paris, France
- A series of craft studios located inside an adapted 19th century railroad viaduct.
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- Westhafen Subway Station
- Berlin, Germany
- This subway station in Berlin is part of an international public art project on human rights.
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- Palau de la Musica
- Barcelona, Spain
- A magnificent building that exudes artistic and creative energy.
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- Seven Dials, Neal’s Yard
- London, United Kingdom
- A comfortable neighborhood that shows a kinder, gentler side of London that you didn’t think existed.
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- Coney Island
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Coney Island's streets, buildings, public beach and boardwalk may be a bit down at the heels, but it remains a one-of-a-kind destination.
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- Grand Army Plaza
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- A plaza that links commercial Flatbush Avenue with Prospect Park, and which joins Park Slope and Prospect Heights neighborhoods.
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- Las Vegas Boulevard/The Strip
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
- This "wholly artificial place," one of the most famous streets in the world, offers fantastical trips to Paris, New York, ancient Egypt and elsewhere
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- National Mall
- Washington, DC, USA
- A civic space of immense significance, the National Mall lacks the strong management necessary to coordinate events, partner with neighboring institutions, and add amenities that draw people in.
