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Viollet-le-Duc
Eug?ne Emmanuel . 1814--79, French architect and leader of the Gothic Revival in France, noted for his dictionary of French architecture (1854--68) and for his restoration of medieval buildings Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Besides bringing new life to the rose windows and the statues, Viollet-le-Duc designed Notre-Dame's spire, a new feature of the building, and the sacristy. A campaign succeeded in saving La Cite and in 1844 architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc began its restoration, stirring controversy by adding roofs to towers previously open to the skies. But of course he does not merely reject the excesses of modernism, he allies himself to some of the alternatives proposed by Ruskin in Stones of Venice, Alberti in his Ten Books of Architecture, and Viollet-le-Duc in his two volumes of lectures, as well as the modern designer Leon Krier, who "laid down the simple principles that would enable Poundbury [the modern country village envisioned by the Prince of Wales] to build itself. |
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