Review of the hardback: 'This could act as an unusual guide to twenty-three French cities (several have more than one place) - a bonus above the book's value as architectural history.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Introduction; 1. Patrons and politics; 2. Design management and funding; 3. The sculpture; 4. The architectural setting; 5. The Place Royale and the city; 6. Visions of the new Rome.

Review of the hardback: 'This could act as an unusual guide to twenty-three French cities (several have more than one place) - a bonus above the book's value as architectural history.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Introduction; 1. Patrons and politics; 2. Design management and funding; 3. The sculpture; 4. The architectural setting; 5. The Place Royale and the city; 6. Visions of the new Rome.

Review of the hardback: 'This could act as an unusual guide to twenty-three French cities (several have more than one place) - a bonus above the book's value as architectural history.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Introduction; 1. Patrons and politics; 2. Design management and funding; 3. The sculpture; 4. The architectural setting; 5. The Place Royale and the city; 6. Visions of the new Rome.