Hexnet Hexagonal Tag Feed: urban planning

Grammichele

Sun, 03 Nov 2013 22:21:21 +0000

Here we see the town of Grammichele, Sicily, built in the traditional hexagonal style. Located in the province of Catania, it was founded in 1693 after the nearby town of Occhialà was destroyed by an earthquake.

Libyan hexagons

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:13:30 +0000

Selected satellite images of SECRET LIBYAN HEXAGONS, near the city of Kufra in southeastern Libya. Locus: 24.13 N, 23.25 E.

Hexagonal London

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:14:15 +0000

Here we see several illustrations of John Leighton's proposal to divide Greater London into a series of hexagonal boroughs, as described in his book The Unification of London: The Need and the Remedy.