Which city was the leader of european culture and design by the eighteenth century

I think Paris is the answer, pretty sure but %100. Hope this helps :)

Paris - France

Explanation:

Symbol of French culture, the city of Paris we know today is so because of Napoleon III and Haussmann. Both were responsible for the project of urbanization and modernization of a city of medieval structure, old and unhealthy constructions.

Known as the City of Light, Paris is an important city in world history. It was once considered the most important city in the entire western world. In the seventeenth century, it was the capital of the largest European political power; in the eighteenth century it was the cultural center of Europe and in the nineteenth century it was the capital of art and leisure, the cradle of the Belle Époque.

Symbol of French culture, the city of Paris we know today is so because of Napoleon III and Haussmann. Both were responsible for the project of urbanization and modernization of a city of medieval structure, old and unhealthy constructions.

based on the images pictured above, the major difference between the two cathedrals: the cathedral of notre dame and the amiens cathedral, is that the cathedral of notre dame emphasizes the horizontal lines while the amiens cathedral emphasizes the vertical lines.