Project for a metropole

Project for a metropole is an architecture plan by Étienne-Louis Boullée designed around 1781. It deals with light, as do many of his designs, as an important element. Light is a metaphor for enlightenment as is darkness for ignorance. The plan features columns spaced closer together then the canon for classical architecture would have them be placed and oversized pendentives.[1]

References
  1. Vidler, Anthony (2016-11-21). "Etienne Louis Boullée (1728-1799)". Architectural Review. Retrieved 2024-02-19.


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