Léopold Durand OSB (1666–1746) was a French
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
.
Bibliography
Dom Durand was born in
Saint-Mihiel
Saint-Mihiel () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
Saint-Mihiel lies on the banks of the river Meuse.
History
A Benedictine abbey was established here in 708 or 709 by Count Wulfoalde and his wif ...
(
Lorraine
Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gr ...
) in 1666. He studied law and architecture, after which he went te become a member of the
order of Saint Benedict
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, caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal
, abbreviation = OSB
, formation =
, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, foun ...
(1702).
Works
# Traité historique des eaux et baines de Plombières (1748)
# Recueil sur l’architecture
# Plans de diverses églises
# Description des temples de Chine
# Termes de l’art et architecture militaires
# De la construction des voûtes
# Jeux et combats des Grecs
# Recueil sur les théatres des Anciens
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1666 births
1746 deaths
People from Lorraine
French Benedictines
17th-century French architects
18th-century French architects