The French Revolution and the round houses of Pierre-Adrien Paris (1745-1819).(Critical essay)

From: Aurora, The Journal of the History of Art | Date: January 1, 2000| Author: Rarick, Ronald D. | Copyright information

Discouraged and frightened in the winter of 1792-1793, one of the most brilliant architectural and scenic designers of the ancien regime court found himself in exile from Paris in the scenic but isolated Lomont mountains of extreme eastern France. His name was Pierre-Adrien Paris, and this is the story of his fugitive life in the Revolutionary era and the remarkable residences he designed for himself in those years.

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