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Charles de Wailly Charles de Wailly was a french architect and urbanist. Born in November 1730, he was one of the key players in Neoclassical revival. He proposed "Gout grec" which was the earliest version of neoclassicism. A "..very noble style, far removed from the frippery manner which has reigned so long in our furnishings." was his explanation. He was accepted as first member of the Royal Academy of Architecture in 1771 and continued his focus on his engravings. His work then spread interest throughout Russia but he kept his loyalty to France. In 1772, he was the architect on site for the Chateau de Fontainebleau and worked on the Chateau de Menars. His works continued to be characterized by his growing passion for gout grec and later became the fabric that was Neoclassicism. The Chateau de Montsumard was a fusion of Greek and French style. It was a divided estate located in Dijon, Cote-d'Or. On a plot size of 3 hectares, it was a privately owned es...

Sainte-Genevieve Pantheon History The Saint Genevieve Pantheon was built by Jacques-Germain Soufflort in about 1757 on the Latin Quarter of Paris France. It was meant to replace an existing older church [2]. After the French revolution it was secularized and dedicated to inspiring Frenchman, hence the name pantheon, “a building in which the illustrious dead of a nation are buried or honored.”[1] The purpose of the Pantheon has changed of the past few centuries since its construction:   Today, the structure that we see now is a third reiteration of the pantheon, having been rebuilt over the centuries. Architecture: Outside: The Pantheon is a cruciform shaped building having a high dome in the middle and four smaller domes in its arms. The facade is much like the Roman Pantheon and is formed by a portico of Corinthian columns and triangular pediments attached to the ends of its eastern arms. Instead of joining directly to the rotunda the pedimen...