- EAN13
- 9791036549809
- Éditeur
- Institut français de Pondichéry
- Date de publication
- 14/04/2020
- Collection
- Mondes Indiens/South Asia
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Origins of the Urban Development of Pondicherry according to Seventeenth Century Dutch Plans
Jean Deloche
Institut français de Pondichéry
Mondes Indiens/South Asia
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The modem 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 «the French mind». 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 François 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 the first half of
the 18th century.
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 «the French mind». 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 François 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 the first half of
the 18th century.
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