The Ecole Militaire in Paris

Architecture in Paris changed after the death of Louis XIV in 1715. Ancient columns had been used as symbols of pomp and majesty, and they were now forsaken in favor of rococo curves and ornamentation. Few buildings of importance were built in the period immediately after the death of the king except for the Elysee Palace, which was started in 1718 for the Comte d'Evreux and which would be used after 1873 as the residence of French presidents. In 1739, a map of Paris was prepared, and it gives a good view of the city at this time, sho

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critics and architects. The staircase, for instance, is the only one of Gabriel's grands degres to have been executed, though his equally sober staircase at the Petit Trianon is of the same type. The walls are without Orders, but they are divided by simple tectonic panels. They depend for relief only on the frames of the doors, the niches, and the sumptuous Corinthian entablature. There is coffering below the landing of the first floor, but aside from this, the dominant impression is made by the rampe with its rich arabesque scroll. The chapel of the Ecole is an example of Gabriel's recreation of a Vitruvian Corinthian hall. In this version, Gabriel adopted the alternative of columns rising directly form ground level and translated the design from the field of secular architecture to the ecclesiastical. In the Paris of the time, houses reached as high as ten stories and were grouped in vat ensembles, often interspersed with greenery or surrounding gardens. People with small means were uprooted by rent increases, causing a major population shift, while the rich and their retinues arrived in new districts. The impetus for development including a number of major urban projects which were planned, sometimes undertaken, and
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