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Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc ( January 27 1814 - 1879) was a French architect, famous for his restorations of medieval buildings.Born in Paris, France. Died in Lausanne, Switzerland.
In the early 1830s, a movement for the restoration of medieval buildings
appeared in France. Viollet-le-Duc, returning from a study trip to
Italy, was ordered by Prosper Merimée to restore Vezelay abbey. This work marked the beginning of a long series of restorations.
260px Pierrefonds , reinterpreted by Viollet-le-Duc for Napoleon III. Work was interrupted by the departure of the Emperor in 1870.
Among his restorations:
- Churches :
- Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vezelay
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- Town Halls :
- Saint-Antonin
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- Castles :
- Pierrefonds
- Fortified city of Carcassonne
- Château de CoucyBibliotheque Nationale, Paris) The Chateau de Coucy is a French castle in the commune of Coucy Le Chateau Auffrique, in the departement of Aisne, built in the 13th century and renovated by Viollet le Duc in the 19th. In 1917, it was severely damaged by Ge
Viollet-le-Duc applied the lessons of Gothic architectureGothic architecture characterizes any of the styles of European architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, in use throughout Europe during the high and late medieval period, from the 12th century onwards. It was succeeded by, especially
what he conceived of its structural systems, to modern building materials such
as cast iron. He practiced as archaeologically precise (for his time) a style
of restoration as he could manage, but his own designs were remarkably
innovative. His approach to both medieval and modern architecture was severely
rational, in keeping with his own unsentimental appreciation of the Gothic
achievement.
Some of his restorations, such as that of the castle of Pierrefonds , were highly controversial because they did not aim so much at accurately recreating a historical situation as much as at creating a "perfect building" of medieval style.
The famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí was
under strong influence of Gothic architecture revival of Viollet-le-Duc.
Throughout his career he also kept taking notes and drawings, not only on the buildings he was working on, but also on Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance buildings that were to be soon demolished. His study of medieval and Renaissance periods was not limited to architecture, but extended to furniture, clothing, musical instruments, armament ...
All this work was published, first in serial, and then as full-scale books, as:
- the Dictionary of French Architecture from 11th to 16th Century (1854-1868) (Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle)
- the Dictionary of French Furnishings (1858-1870) (Dictionnaire raisonné du mobilier français de l'époque Carolingienne à la Renaissance.)
- Viollet-le-Duc systematized his approach to architecture and architectural education in the Entretiens sur l'architecture (in 2 volumes, 1858-72), Discourses on Architecture.
Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene
Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene
