Edouard Corroyer
Drawing of Mont Saint-Michel by Corroyer, 1873
Édouard-Jules Corroyer (born September 24, 1835 in Amiens , † January 30, 1904 in Paris ) was a French architect with a focus on church buildings and the restoration of historic buildings.
He was a student of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc . His most important works include the restoration of the Mont Saint-Michel abbey, which had been used as a prison until then (from 1874) and the restoration of the Saint-Gervais et Saint-Protais cathedral (from 1879) in Soissons .
Works
- Description de l'Abbaye du Mont Saint-Michel et de ses Abords , Paris, Dumoulin, 1872
- Histoire de l'architecture romane , 1888
- Histoire de l'architecture gothique , 1891
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Corroyer, Edouard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Corroyer, Édouard-Jules (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amiens |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1904 |
| Place of death | Paris |