An in-depth look at the iconic mid-nineteenth-century building and its construction during a period of revolution and its transformative impact on the history of architecture Since its completion in 1850, the Biblioth que Sainte-Genevi ve has been heralded as a major forerunner of modern architecture. The architect Henri Labrouste, a product of the cole des Beaux-Arts, broke with the reigning neoclassical tradition by expressing on...
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