...That is the Definition of Urbanity and Urban Civilization

Tintern Abbey...where I'm going to get married <3

"Urbanism is essentially a matter of public spaces, plot sizes, plot ratios, and numbers of floors. There are specific types, dimensions, ratios, and numbers which allow us to build harmonious cities and others that inevitably lead to suburban sprawl, commercial strips and/or metropolitan congestion. There are forms of high risk mega-developments which produce mega-profits and mega-failures. There are others based on individual talent and enterprise which stimulate civilized competition, and lead to humane and agreeable towns. The traditional city performs the miracle of allowing contrasting and competing ambitions, the most modest and greatest of talents to strive and thrive as neighbours; to build in harmony..."

~Leon Krier