Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was a 19th-century French architect and theorist renowned for his work in historic preservation and Gothic Revival architecture. He believed in restoring old structures to their original state, often using innovative techniques and materials like iron and brick. His approach emphasized understanding a building’s original design and purpose to guide accurate restoration. Viollet-le-Duc's ideas influenced how historic buildings are preserved today, blending respect for tradition with modern engineering, and he contributed significantly to architectural theory and the study of medieval architecture.