03 — ARTWORK
Exterior view
CHALGRIN, Jean-François-Thérese · 1784 →
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Soufflot's influence is apparent in the Parisian parish church Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, which was constructed in 1774-84 on the basis of plans begun after 1768 by Chalgrin. The church, with its Ionic columns running round the apseA semicircular projection, roofed with a half-dome, at the east end of a church behind the altar. Smaller subsidiary apses may be found around the choir or transepts. Also known as an exedra. The adjective is apsidal. and continuous entablatureIn classical architecture, the part of a building between the capitals of the columns and the roof. It consists of the architrave, the frieze, and the cornice. has an austerity and unity derived mainly from the model of classicalRelating to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome (classical Antiquity). The classical world played a profoundly important role in the Renaissance, with Italian scholars, writers, and artists seeing their own period as the rebirth (the "renaissance") of classical values after the Middle Ages. The classical world was considered the golden age for the arts, literature, philosophy, and politics. Concepts of the classical, however, changed greatly from one period to the next. Roman literature provided the starting point in the 14th century, scholars patiently finding, editing and translating a wide range of texts. In the 15th century Greek literature, philosophy and art - together with the close study of the remains of Roman buildings and sculptures-expanded the concept of the classical and ensured it remained a vital source of ideas and inspiration. and Early Christian basilicas.
With its pedimented temple front on Doric columns and horizontally roofed side entrances, the west front is conceived in terms of an orthogonal grid. Decorative elements are limited to a few places such as the tympanon of the triangular pedimenta gable supported actually or apparently on columns..
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date = {2026-09-13},
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