Alphonse Durand, 1813 - 1882, une vie au service des monuments. Afrique du Nord The composer Darius Milhaud

The composer Darius Milhaud

recognized desire as the great inventor of form

an 8th-century Iranian

It contains the largest catalog of symbols that Gallic civilization has bequeathed to us

Laugé fascinates with his solitary journey within the Neo-Impressionist movement

Alphonse Durand, 1813 - 1882, une vie au service des monuments. Afrique du Nord The composer Darius MilhaudA street in Mantes la Jolie, or simply a common eponym: the name Alphonse Durand does not evoke a memory commensurate with his work. Worse still, it is often tainted by the misconception that he dared to destroy the north tower of the Notre Dame collegiate church in Mantes la Jolie. Born in Mantes, this architect, trained at the cole des Beaux Arts, was part of the first list of architects for the diocesan buildings department drawn up by Eugne