(1) Internationally, Haussmann is celebrated for much that is loved about the French capital; notably those wide avenues flanked with imposing buildings of neatly dressed ashlar and intricate wrought iron balconies.
Ashler
Definition:
(n.) Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone.
(n.) In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick.