Claude-Nicolas Ledoux was one of the earliest exponents of French Neoclassical architecture. He used his knowledge of architectural theory to design not only domestic architecture but also town planni
Ledoux by Martin Drolling, 1790
Signature de Claude Nicolas Ledoux 1799
Château de Mauperthuis, 1763 (demolished)
Hôtel d'Hallwyll, Paris, 1766. Elevation of the facade on the rue Michel-le-Comte.
Architecture parlante is architecture that explains its own function or identity.
“Temple of the Earth”, drawing by Jean-Jacques Lequeu from his manuscript Architecture Civile.