anchor: Then, ruthless urban planner Baron Haussmann swept away almost all the medieval and 17th-century structures, leaving just place Dauphine and rue Chanoinesse (ancient home of the cathedral canons) as signs of the island's once rich residential life.
positive: Baron Haussmann was a ruthless urban planner who removed almost all of the medieval and 17th-century structures.
negative: Baron Haussmann did not remove any structures during his urban planning.