Paul Abadie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French architect and building restorer
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Place of Birth: Paris, ĂŽle-de-France, France
About Paul Abadie
- Paul Abadie (9 November 1812 – 3 August 1884) was a French architect and building restorer.
- He is considered a central representative of French historicism.
- He was the son of architect Paul Abadie Sr.. Abadie worked on the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, Église Sainte-Croix of Bordeaux, Saint-Pierre of Angoulême and Saint-Front of Périgueux.
- He won the competition in 1873 to design the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on Montmartre in Paris, and saw construction commence on it, though he died long before its completion in 1914.
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