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This chapter discusses the opposing views of Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc and John Ruskin on architectural restoration. Viollet-le-Duc devoted his career to restoring Gothic architecture in France and defended restoration practices, while Ruskin abhorred restoration and saw aesthetic value in ruins. The author argues their difference stems from larger 19th century debates around allegory versus symbol. Ruskin viewed ruins as authentic symbols of history, while Viollet-le-Duc

Author

Miklós Vörös

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