European cities that put our post-war planners to shame
Twentieth-century Europe unleashed an unprecedented destructive violence upon itself. Hundreds of cities were shelled, mortared, incendiary-bombed, and fought over. Bell towers were toppled, cathedrals were leveled, draperies and town halls were shattered, and streets were so devastated that paths could no longer be discerned under the precipices and ravines of the rubble. From the French… Read More »