Today it is difficult to imagine the lack of street lighting. Illuminated evening roads, streets, parks are something we cannot do without. The history of street lighting dates back to the 15th century, when the mayor of London ordered the hanging of street lamps, and in the 16th century the citizens of Paris were obliged to put lamps at the windows. The very first urban street lighting system was created in the 17th century in Amsterdam on the initiative of Jan van der Heyden.
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