La construction de la basilique de Fourvière, à travers la correspondance des architectes : (1872-1888)
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Abstract EN:
The construction of the shell of the basilica of fourviere took twelve years, from 1872 to 1884. The ornementation which was started in 1878 has never been achieved. From 1872 to 1888 (the year of this death) pierre bossan, the creative architect, who lived in la ciotat, a little town near marseille, and who seldom came to lyon, was constantly in correspondance with sainte-marie perrin, the architect in charge of carrying out the building of the church. The thesis is made up of three parts : ist - prolegomena, that sum up the history of the buildings erected on the site of fourviere before the construction of the basilica, and also pierre bossan's past. They set out the problem bossan was faced with on the eve of the realisation of this plan. 2nd - the gathering and the transcription of the correspondance between the two architects, including the documents relative to this correspondance, presented in chrnological order. 3rd - a conclusion pointing out what is revealed in this correspondance about the men and the work.
Abstract FR:
La etendue sur douze ans, de 1872 a 1884. L'ornementation, qui debute des 1878, n'a pas ete terminee. De 1872 a 1888 (anee de sa mort), l'architecte concepteur pierre bossan, qui residait a la ciotat (a cote de marseille) et vint tres la construction du gros oeuvre de la basilique de fourviere s'est rarement a lyon, echangea une nombreuse correspondance avec l'architecte realisateur sainte-marie perrin. La these comprend: 1 des prolegomenes qui, resumant l'histoire monumentale de fourviere et les antecedents de pierre bossan, presentent le probleme tel qu'il se posait au concepteur en 1872 ala veille de la realisation de son projet. 2 le regroupement et la transcription de la correspondance entre les deux architectes (1872-1888) ainsi que les documents en relation avec cette correspondance, presentes chrono logiquement. 3 une synthese-conclusion faisant ressortir ce qu'apporte cette correspondance a la connaisance des hommes et de l'oeuvre.