Designing Paris : the architecture of Duban, Labrouste, Duc, and Vaudoyer /

Designing Paris explores the revolution in French architecture that began around 1830 under the leadership of Flix Duban, Henri Labrouste, Louis Duc, and Lon Vaudoyer. It shows how these four architects dominated their profession during the Monarchy of July and the Second Empire of Napoleon III, pro...

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Main Author: Van Zanten, David, 1943- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1987.
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