Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc was a French architect and theorist, renowned for his restoration of medieval Gothic structures such as Notre-Dame de Paris and the walled city of Carcassonne. His writings, including the 'Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle', advocated for rational and structural logic in architecture, influencing later modern movements. He is considered a pioneer of architectural restoration and a key figure in Gothic Revival thought.