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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
Most of what we call "small" cities today would have been considered medium or large cities a couple hundred years ago. In 1800, Beijing was the largest city in the world with a population of just over a million. |
Paris and London were the two first cities in human history to reach 2 million people. The 2 million mark was unachievable before the Industrial Revolution and railway transportation (to transport all the food needed for such a massive population).
London reached 2 million in 1836, and Paris in 1858.
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