Writing the city square : on the history and the histories of city squares /

• Main Author: Zerlang, Martin 1952- (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023.
• Subjects: Πλατείες > Ιστορία.; Plazas in literature.; Πόλεις και κωμοπόλεις στη λογοτεχνία; Αρχιτεκτονική και κοινωνία

"The history of cities is also the history of city squares. The agora, the forum, the piazza, the plaza: all presuppose the idea of a center. It's a material and mental phenomenon. Literature is an important part of this history, and the interplay between the square as physical space and t...

Table of Contents:

• General observations
• Historical types
• Representing modern squares
• Planners and modernisation
• Trends in the 20th century
• The political square.