Jules Girard (1839-1902) - Construction of the Paris Metro (commenced November, 1898)
'Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out what came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure.'
'Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out what came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure.'
Paul de Man
