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European Showdown: London vs. Paris #
Some would say, and with good reason, that there’s no good reason to compare London and Paris. They’re different cities with different goals and different heritigates. Nonetheless, the comparison allows for a pretty interesting rundown of what problems and successes the two cities have had. For quick reference, the crux of the difference is roughly thus:
All the same, as Mr Sarkozy has lamented, Paris seems to lack London’s dynamism. Marc Levy, a French novelist who has chosen to make London his home, argues that the conservative attitude towards planning and architecture has a direct effect on creative life. “Paris doesn’t take risks, it lacks audacity,” he says. “How can you create a desire to innovate when the ambient culture is oriented towards preservation?”