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Architecture and the Enlightened

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  Architects of Enlightenment The enlightenment period was a very important and significant period of European architectural history.  I will focus on two important very important figures in this movement: Etienne-Louis Boullee, left (1728-1799) and Claude-Nicholas Ledoux, right (1736-1806) A quote from Louis Kahn expresses the importance of these two gentlemen: "Spirit in will to express can make the great sun seem small. The sun is, thus the universe is. Did we need Bach?                                                                                                                                           Bach is, thus music is.                                                                                                                                         Did we need Boullee                                                                                                                                         Did we need Ledoux Boullee is, Ledoux is