The Urban Tradition Where and How did it all begin? --The First Cities --Mesopotamia—Nile River Valley—Indus River Valley--China The Ancient World --Athens, acropolis, agora, and the temple polis --Rome, achievement and legacy Medieval European Cities --Bruges and Venice and the importance of commerce The Renaissance and Cities --Rome of the Renaissance, fountains, vistas, and open spaces A New Kind of European City --London, the City and Westminster, a modern city

The Urban Tradition Where and How did it all begin? --The First Cities --Mesopotamia—Nile River Valley—Indus River Valley--China The Ancient World --Athens, acropolis, agora, and the temple polis --Rome, achievement and legacy Medieval European Cities --Bruges and Venice and the importance of commerce The Renaissance and Cities --Rome of the Renaissance, fountains, vistas, and open spaces A New Kind of European City --London, the City and Westminster, a modern city

The Urban Tradition Where and How did it all begin? --The First Cities --Mesopotamia—Nile River Valley—Indus River Valley--China The Ancient World --Athens, acropolis, agora, and the temple polis --Rome, achievement and legacy Medieval European Cities --Bruges and Venice and the importance of commerce The Renaissance and Cities --Rome of the Renaissance, fountains, vistas, and open spaces A New Kind of European City --London, the City and Westminster, a modern city

The Urban Tradition Where and How did it all begin? --The First Cities --Mesopotamia—Nile River Valley—Indus River Valley--China The Ancient World --Athens, acropolis, agora, and the temple polis --Rome, achievement and legacy Medieval European Cities --Bruges and Venice and the importance of commerce The Renaissance and Cities --Rome of the Renaissance, fountains, vistas, and open spaces A New Kind of European City --London, the City and Westminster, a modern city