The much praised but often insensitive prefect of Paris swept away most of the medieval and 17th-century structures, leaving only the Place Dauphine and the Rue Chanoinesse as testimony to the island's rich residential life.
The prefect of Paris kept all of the medieval structures.
mnli hypothesis: The prefect of Paris kept all of the medieval structures. premise: The much praised but often insensitive prefect of Paris swept away most of the medieval and 17th-century structures, leaving only the Place Dauphine and the Rue Chanoinesse as testimony to the island's rich residential life.