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 ...

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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 ...

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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

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(1702).

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# 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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Durand, Leopold 1666 births 1746 deaths People from Lorraine French Benedictines 17th-century French architects 18th-century French architects