Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (French: [øʒɛn vjɔlɛ lə dyk]; 27 January 1814 – 17 September 1879) was a French architect and author, famous for his restoration of the most prominent …

Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc was a French Gothic Revival architect, restorer of French medieval buildings, and writer whose theories of rational architectural design linked the …

One of the greatest architects of the 19th century, the unconventional designer, theorist and writer Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc is best known for his restorations of Romanesque …

For Viollet-le-Duc, Gothic buildings expressed a spirit of shared purpose—rational yet inventive—that his own world, nineteenth-century France, required. Although his endeavors …

Dec 30, 2024 · Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, born on January 21, 1814 in Paris, France, was the first architect hired to design the internal structure of the Statue of Liberty. He was hired by Fr …

After this unrivalled renovation, Viollet-le-Duc was accused of being an agent of the Empire. In reality, he was driven by his conviction that he was fulfilling a patriotic act by resurrecting a …

Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814-79) was an important French Gothic Revival architect, responsible for some major restoration projects in France. He was also an architectural …

Dec 6, 2024 · Explore the transformative architectural works of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, the master restorer behind Notre-Dame de Paris and Carcassonne, and a pioneer of Gothic Revival and …

Perhaps most famous for his role in the revival of Gothic architecture in France, this French architect was also known as a theorist – someone who wanted to remain honest and true to …

Considered by many to be one of the most important theoreticians of architecture in the modern era, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc is renowned for his restorations of Gothic architecture in France …