Infographic: Free Cities
Theo Deutlinger, one of my favorite infographic artists, has an interesting take on the branding of cities.
He visualizes cities with “free” as a prefix or suffix, both geographically and on a timeline. Of the data, 90% of the cities were in Western languages (German, Spanish, Slavic, English) and farther back on the timeline. The remaining 10% were in non-Western languages, and were developed more recently.
Conclusion:
It seems that within Europe the free town concept was used as instrument for urban development while outside it was used as marking the end from European oppression.
-Shlok
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