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When New York looked like Ancient Rome
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2024Mar 12
Try Trade and see what coffee you get matched with! Click this link to save $15 on select plans and get your first bag of coffee free: http://drinktrade.com/ToldInStone This video explores how Roman architecture and city planning shaped Manhattan. Check out my interview with Elizabeth Macaulay on the ancient architecture of New York:    • The Ancient Architecture of New York ...   My new book, "Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines" is now available! Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/Insane-Emperor... Check out my other YouTube channels, ‪@toldinstonefootnotes‬ and ‪@scenicroutestothepast‬ Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:   / toldinstone   If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:   / toldinstone     / toldinstone     / 20993845.garrett_ryan   Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:34 Streets of Manhattan 1:36 the Croton aqueduct 2:05 City Beautiful Neoclassicism 3:29 Mckim, Mead, and White 4:25 Classical infrastructure 5:11 Monuments 5:40 The anxiety of influence 6:40 Trade Coffee

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