Charles III builds model town in England.

Charles III, King of England, initiated a vision in 1993 – at that time still as Prince of Wales – with a ground-breaking ceremony in Poundbury near Dorchester. With the founding of a model town according to royal taste, he is emulating other kings, such as Louis XIV of France, who created his own monument with a small town in Versailles.

According to Wikipedia, Charles was instrumental in the design and implementation of Poundbury as a model town based on the principles of sustainable development and design principles that the current British King Charles III had already outlined in his 1984 book “A Vision Of Britain”. The new settlement stands on leased land belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall, is based on classical and traditional architecture, and was designed by the Luxembourg urban planner and architectural theorist Léon Krier.