Eugène Viollet-le-Duc Quotes

1 Sourced Quote

Our modern architects are like parvenus who have come all at once into possession of a large fortune and do not know how to adjust their expenditure with that discretion which belongs only to accustomed opulence.

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Creative Commons

Born: January 27, 1814

Died: September 17, 1879 (aged 65)

Bio: Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc was a French architect and theorist, famous for his interpretive "restorations" of medieval buildings. Born in Paris, he was a major Gothic Revival architect.

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc on Wikipedia

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc works on Gutenberg Project

Suggest an edit or a new quote

French Architect Quotes

Architect Quotes

19th-century Architect Quotes