Strasbourg: from Grande-île to Neustadt, a European urban scene
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How it came to be
Strasbourg's historic centre, the Grande Île, is an island about 1.25 km long between the main channel of the Ill and a canal. At its south end stands the cathedral, a work of 15th-century Gothic, along with four other old churches and the Palais Rohan, once home of the prince-bishops. The quarter traces the town's growth from the 15th to the 18th century and was inscribed in 1988.
From 1871 to 1918 Strasbourg was part of the German Empire, and the Germans built the Neustadt, or new town, as a new city centre. To make room, belts of fortifications from 1519-1552 and 1630-1681 were pulled down.
The Neustadt borrowed from Haussmann's planning of Paris, while its buildings followed German styles. Along its avenues stand the Palais du Rhin, built as a palace for the German emperors, the University Palace and the former parliament of Alsace-Lorraine. The Neustadt was added to the site in 2017.
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