Viollet-Le-Duc. Figure d'un siècle. Architecture et imaginaire historique. Voyages more expansive

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Preface by Robert Sabatier

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The 90 original maps and diagrams shed light on the history of these two centuries considered the height of ancient Greece

Viollet-Le-Duc. Figure d'un siècle. Architecture et imaginaire historique. Voyages more expansiveEugne Viollet le Duc is one of the most famous French architects of the 19th century, known for his restorations of medieval buildings (including Notre Dame de Paris) and his didactic works. He is above all an important architectural theorist. The originality of this work is to offer a double reading: that of the intellectual journey of the architect considered in the light of his cultural and political context, at a pivotal moment in the history of