Hippodamus - A True Genius

I have found this article online which talks about how Hippodamus of Miletus, an ancient Greek Architect, Urban Planner, Physician, Mathematician, Meteorologist and Philosopher has designed the cities of Priene and Miletus in Western Turkey in 5th Century B.C. and how his principles were applied in 20th century. The city plan of Miletus is very organized and effective with all its bridges and grid structure, despite the natural obstacles of water and topography.

It is pretty interesting to see how such ancient plans were applied to the Island of Manhattan when New York City was first planned. As a matter of fact, Hippodamus was a native of Miletus, a port city in southern Turkey. While planning the city, he even had to change the path of the river to maintain a perfect grid structure.

Can Amado