Conclusion

The lesson we learn from this analysis is that we have to revise our ideas on the urban pattern of Pondicherry. This unique layout still puzzles most of the town planning experts who wonder how to explain its origin. If we look for other comparable urban types in history, we find that Alexander the Great’s architects used the grid plan for their new cities, that this system was adopted by the Romans in their military encampments and their colonies, that it was also used in South France for th.