MB110055 France Viollet le Duc architect bronze medal 1979 centenary of his death by Collamarini

France. Bronze medal by Rene Collamarini of Eugene Emmanuel Viollet le Duc 1834-1879, architect and designer of the spire of Notre Dame de Paris cathedral. He is famous for his restoration of many medieval buildings and as mentioned on the reverse of this medal for his authorship of Dictionnaire & Entretiens sur l’Architecture. “Tout est fonction de structure”. – everything is a function of structure. Tracery of a ceiling vault with gargoyle and a sketched view of the Chateau de Pierrefonds. The French Pugin. Monnaie de Paris issue 6114. AE 68mm. EF