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The Fourth Octant of the City of Elendel and its Surroundings by Marco Bernardini (cdn.cara.app)
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cross-posted from: https://sffa.community/post/2039338

From the Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series (second era)

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

I swear one of the major European cities is built like this too (lanes radiating from a central point versus being oriented on a grid) but I can't remember which one. I thought Paris at first but nope.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Paris was demolished to look similar tothis and the same in Berlin. I don't think there are any major cities in Europe that started out like this, but there's a few small ones.

    There were some that started out with star-fort-like city walls, similar to Palmanova, but usually less symmetric like Antwep or Vienna. But none of them had that radial street pattern

    I think you only see that radial street pattern in relatively modern planned cities.

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    • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Those waterway spokes would be so nasty that mosquitos might not be able breed in them despite the water stagnation.

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