BARRIERE DE LA VILLETTE

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Title	BARRIERE DE LA VILLETTE
View	Vertical side view of the northwest facade, from north
Notes	government, toll
Work Type	customs house toll house
Style/Period	Neoclassical
Creator Name	Ledoux, Claude Nicolas
Creator Nationality	French
School of Creator	Neoclassical
Date.Creator Birth	1736
Date.Creator Death	1806
Major Design Aspects	cylinder composite geometric centralized plan proportional
Elements & Spatial Types	pediment Doric Column portico
Climate Type	temperate
Country	France
City	Paris
State/Province	Ile-de-France
Architectural Material	stone
Structural System	bearing masonry
Dates	1784-1789
Century	18C
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Date Photographed	4/30/1993
Subject Information	Barriere de la Villette is a rotunda custom house with a cylindrical form. / 'Claude Ledoux was born in Dormans, France in 1736. He was educated at a private architectural school in Paris...Established by J. F. Blondel, the school emphasized native Baroque tradition but exposed students to English architecture. After completing his studies, Ledoux assumed several goverment positions as an engineer, mainly of bridge design. Ledoux's dramatic style owes much to the fact that he never visited Rome. His concepts of Roman architecture were accordingly warped by the engravings of Piranesi from which he derived his knowledge. He did visit England, where he was influenced by the Palladian tradition with which he was already familiar. Although much of Ledoux's architecture is quite practical and functional, the 'visionary' aspects of his work are better known. His designs became symbols of the ancien regime and their exaggerated use of classical elements seems to anticipate post-modern classicism.' Source: www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Claude_Nicholas_Ledoux.html
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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