How to Pronounce Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
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Jan 27, 1814 Paris, Île de France, France Died on 17 Sep 1879 (aged 65)
French architect
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About Eugène Viollet Le Duc
- Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (French: [ø??n vj?l?l?dyk]; 27 January 1814 – 17 September 1879) was a French architect and author who restored many prominent medieval landmarks in France, including those which had been damaged or abandoned during the French Revolution.
- His major restoration projects included Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Basilica of Saint Denis, Mont Saint-Michel, Sainte-Chapelle, and the medieval walls of the city of Carcassonne.
- His later writings on the relationship between form and function in architecture had a notable influence on a new generation of architects, including Antoni Gaudí, Victor Horta, and Louis Sullivan.
