Origins of the Urban Development of Pondicherry according to Seventeenth Century Dutch Plans (I F P - Publications Hors Série, 3) - Softcover
Language: English
Pages: 58 (6 B/W Illustrations)
About the Book
The modern plan of Pondicherry shows a large town in gridiron plan which obviously was extended to its present form through controlled urban development.
Some Indian scholars consider that the town was built according to the principles of the ancient Hindu treatises of architecture, particularly the Silpa Sastra. French historians, on the other hand, feel that the plan should be considered as an achievement of >. In fact, the Dutch plans of Pondicherry dated 1693-1694, preserved at the National Archives at The Hague, show that the orthogonal street pattern of the town is a creation of the Dutch.
The Plans of 1693 show that, in Francois Martin's settlement, the streets or lanes were following an irregular pattern, without any shape or symmetry, whereas, in the plans drafted in 1694, during the Dutch occupation, one finds the design of a large new town, with a very regular geometric layout, rectangular blocks of houses, separated by Straight streets, intersecting at right angles. This great urban project of the Dutch Company was adopted by the French who systematically carried out the extensive straightening out of streets into a planned grid, during the first half of the 18th century.
Introduction
The modern plan of Pondicherry shows a large town in gridiron plan which obviously was extended to its present form through controlled urban development.
To which structure does the geometry of the local settlement correspond? Who is at the origin of this settlement layout? To whom goes the credit for the extension of this orthogonal street pattern with large rectangular building block and its strict enforcement to bring about this unique urban character of today's Poncherry?
The answers given to this question by most historians
Pages: 58 (6 B/W Illustrations)
About the Book
The modern plan of Pondicherry shows a large town in gridiron plan which obviously was extended to its present form through controlled urban development.
Some Indian scholars consider that the town was built according to the principles of the ancient Hindu treatises of architecture, particularly the Silpa Sastra. French historians, on the other hand, feel that the plan should be considered as an achievement of >. In fact, the Dutch plans of Pondicherry dated 1693-1694, preserved at the National Archives at The Hague, show that the orthogonal street pattern of the town is a creation of the Dutch.
The Plans of 1693 show that, in Francois Martin's settlement, the streets or lanes were following an irregular pattern, without any shape or symmetry, whereas, in the plans drafted in 1694, during the Dutch occupation, one finds the design of a large new town, with a very regular geometric layout, rectangular blocks of houses, separated by Straight streets, intersecting at right angles. This great urban project of the Dutch Company was adopted by the French who systematically carried out the extensive straightening out of streets into a planned grid, during the first half of the 18th century.
Introduction
The modern plan of Pondicherry shows a large town in gridiron plan which obviously was extended to its present form through controlled urban development.
To which structure does the geometry of the local settlement correspond? Who is at the origin of this settlement layout? To whom goes the credit for the extension of this orthogonal street pattern with large rectangular building block and its strict enforcement to bring about this unique urban character of today's Poncherry?
The answers given to this question by most historians
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- PublisherInstitut Francais De Pondichery
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 8184701233
- ISBN 13 9788184701234
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages57
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