Jean-Baptiste Lassus
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Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus was a French architect who became an expert in restoration or recreation of medieval architecture. He was a strong believer in the early Gothic architecture style, which h
Lassus from the Album de Villard de Honnecourt, Paris, 1858
Basilique Saint-Nicolas de Nantes
Église du Sacré-Cœur de Moulins
Lassus' likeness was captured in the 23rd statue in the Kings' Gallery at Notre-Dame
Félix Duban
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Jacques Félix Duban was a French architect, the contemporary of Jacques Ignace Hittorff and Henri Labrouste.
Jean-Baptiste Lassus
…Priory. Lassus took commissions to design churches and extensions to convents. In 1835 he began to restore Saint-Séverin, Paris. In 1836 Lassus and Félix Duban were given the task of restoring Sainte-Chapelle. He worked on this project for the rest of his life, concentrating on the spire and the decorations…
Félix Duban, 1860