What did Napoleon really want from his architects?
![What did Napoleon really want from his architects?](https://www.apollo-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Web-lead-image_FINAL2_napoleon2.jpg?fit=1000%2C666)
The emperor of France longed to rival the emperors of Rome, reorganising the great cities of Europe and creating a few of his own, writes Barry Bergdoll
![](https://www.metmuseum.org/-/media/images/blogs/now-at-the-met/2014/napoleons-architect/napoleonsarchitect7.jpg)
On the Road with Napoleon's Architect
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/edbdd8_fe0d565a32414e158f57508f4b41ef44~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_750,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/edbdd8_fe0d565a32414e158f57508f4b41ef44~mv2.jpg)
Napoleon: Personality, Routine, Life in Paris
![](https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/1280x720/p0gv40dz.jpg)
The New Orleans landmark that almost became Napoleon's retirement home
![](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2021/05/20210506_Memento-Marengo_AS-12.jpg)
A French Artist Is Under Fire for Hanging a 'Disrespectful' Replica Skeleton of Napoleon's Horse Over the Military Leader's Tomb
![](https://apiwp.thelocal.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=webp,width=850,quality=75/https://apiwp.thelocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/000_9748M2.jpg)
Hero or villain: Why France is divided over Napoleon
![](https://puam-loris.aws.princeton.edu/loris/PUAMSTU2016_41042.jp2/full/full/0/default.jpg)
Napoleon in Egypt (y1953-78)
![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1280/1*8RefFKTZxwBrrB-rWWQ2yQ.jpeg)
Napoleon Bonaparte: Architect of an Empire., by Ivan Alexander Golden
![](https://fondationnapoleon.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fontainebleau.jpg)
2021 Année Napoléon > The Château de Fontainebleau - Fondation Napoleon
![](https://study.com/cimages/videopreview/ap-european-history-europe-after-napoleon-restoration--the-balance-of-power_124974.jpg)
Europe Before & After Napoleon, History, Defeat & Changes - Video & Lesson Transcript