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Louis émile Durandelle Collection

Louis-Emile Durandelle, a renowned French photographer of the 19th century, captured the essence of grandeur and architectural marvels through his lens

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Jupiter et les Corybantes Louis-Emile Durandelle

Jupiter et les Corybantes Louis-Emile Durandelle
Jupiter et les Corybantes; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Foundations for Sacre-Coeur, c.1889. Creator: Louis-Emile Durandelle

Foundations for Sacre-Coeur, c.1889. Creator: Louis-Emile Durandelle
Foundations for Sacre-Coeur, c.1889

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Masks from the Control Room (Masques du vestibule de controle), c. 1870

Masks from the Control Room (Masques du vestibule de controle), c. 1870. [Grotesque faces, part of the decor of the Opera building in Paris]

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Stage Frieze and Cornice, c. 1870. Creator: Louis-Emile Durandelle

Stage Frieze and Cornice, c. 1870. Creator: Louis-Emile Durandelle
Stage Frieze and Cornice, c. 1870. [Masons working on carved stone decoration at the Opera building in Paris]. Albumen print, from " Le Nouvel Opera de Paris, Sculpture Ornementale" (1875)

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Interior Details and Candelabra, Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris, 1869

Interior Details and Candelabra, Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris, 1869, printed 1875/76. Albumen print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: [Charles Garnier in the Drafting Room While Designing the New Paris Opera], ca. 1870

[Charles Garnier in the Drafting Room While Designing the New Paris Opera], ca. 1870

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Le Nouvel Opera de Paris (Sculpture Ornementale), 1865-72

Le Nouvel Opera de Paris (Sculpture Ornementale), 1865-72

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Sinking compressed air forward pier no 4 Grenelle side

Sinking compressed air forward pier no 4 Grenelle side
Sinking, with compressed air, the forward pier (no. 4) on the Grenelle side; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); April 16, 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Pier no 1 Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839

Pier no 1 Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839
Pier no 1; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); July 18, 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Eiffel Tower State Construction Louis-Emile Durandelle

Eiffel Tower State Construction Louis-Emile Durandelle
The Eiffel Tower: State of the Construction; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; November 23, 1888; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Pier no 3 side Louis-Emile Durandelle French

Pier no 3 side Louis-Emile Durandelle French
Pier no. 3, seen from the side; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Pier no 2 front Louis-Emile Durandelle French

Pier no 2 front Louis-Emile Durandelle French
Pier no. 2, seen from the front; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Tower nearing completion Louis-Emile Durandelle

Tower nearing completion Louis-Emile Durandelle
Tower nearing completion; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); March 15, 1889; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Aerial view Left Bank Louis-Emile Durandelle

Aerial view Left Bank Louis-Emile Durandelle
Aerial view of the Left Bank; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1888 - 1889; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Pier no 4 Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839

Pier no 4 Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839
Pier no. 4; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); July 18, 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Pier no 2 Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839

Pier no 2 Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839
Pier no. 2; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); July 18, 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Platform worker Louis-Emile Durandelle French

Platform worker Louis-Emile Durandelle French
Platform and worker; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1888 - 1889; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Pier no. 3 Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839

Pier no. 3 Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839
Pier no.3 from behind; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); April 27, 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Pier no 1 filling foundation caisson compressed air

Pier no 1 filling foundation caisson compressed air
Pier no. 1, filling a foundation caisson with compressed air; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); April 21, 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Eiffel Tower Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839

Eiffel Tower Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839
The Eiffel Tower; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); March 22, 1889; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Beginnings piers Louis-Emile Durandelle French

Beginnings piers Louis-Emile Durandelle French
Beginnings of piers; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); August, 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Second level Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839

Second level Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839
Second level; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1889; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Back pier no 2 Paris side upper masonry head

Back pier no 2 Paris side upper masonry head
Back pier (no. 2) on the Paris side; upper masonry seen head-on; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Aerial view exhibition building under construction

Aerial view exhibition building under construction
Aerial view of an exhibition building under construction; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1888 - 1889; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Aerial view Seine Right Bank Louis-Emile Durandelle

Aerial view Seine Right Bank Louis-Emile Durandelle
Aerial view of the Seine and the Right Bank; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1888 - 1889; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Elevator machinery Louis-Emile Durandelle French

Elevator machinery Louis-Emile Durandelle French
Elevator machinery; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1889; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Back pier no 3 Grenelle side Louis-Emile Durandelle

Back pier no 3 Grenelle side Louis-Emile Durandelle
Back pier (no. 3) on the Grenelle side; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); April 22, 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Forward pier no 4 Grenelle side visit Society

Forward pier no 4 Grenelle side visit Society
Forward pier (no. 4) on the Grenelle side, visit of the Society of Architects; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); April 21, 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Filling pier no. 2 Louis-Emile Durandelle French

Filling pier no. 2 Louis-Emile Durandelle French
Filling in pier no.2; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Pier no. 2 mounting caissons Louis-Emile Durandelle

Pier no. 2 mounting caissons Louis-Emile Durandelle
Pier no.2, mounting the caissons; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); April 21, 1887; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Staircase workers Louis-Emile Durandelle French

Staircase workers Louis-Emile Durandelle French
Staircase and workers; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); 1888 - 1889; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Chapiteau des pilastres interieurs de la loggia

Chapiteau des pilastres interieurs de la loggia; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Chapiteau des colonnes du vestibule circulaire

Chapiteau des colonnes du vestibule circulaire; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Chapiteau des colonnes du grand foyer Louis-Emile Durandelle

Chapiteau des colonnes du grand foyer Louis-Emile Durandelle
Chapiteau des colonnes du grand foyer; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Pilastres du grand foyer Arabesques et chapiteau

Pilastres du grand foyer Arabesques et chapiteau
Pilastres du grand foyer. Arabesques et chapiteau; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Chapiteau des colonnes supportant la 1re volee

Chapiteau des colonnes supportant la 1re volee du grand escalier; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Plafond Le Zodiaque Louis-Emile Durandelle French

Plafond Le Zodiaque Louis-Emile Durandelle French
Plafond: Le Zodiaque; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Orphee et Eurydice Louis-Emile Durandelle French

Orphee et Eurydice Louis-Emile Durandelle French
Orphee et Eurydice; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Cheneau des facades laterales Louis-Emile Durandelle

Cheneau des facades laterales Louis-Emile Durandelle
Cheneau des facades laterales; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Chapiteau des colonnes du grand escalier Louis-Emile Durandelle

Chapiteau des colonnes du grand escalier Louis-Emile Durandelle
Chapiteau des colonnes du grand escalier; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Clef de voute Galeries laterales Louis-Emile Durandelle

Clef de voute Galeries laterales Louis-Emile Durandelle
Clef de voute. Galeries laterales; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Cheneau de la lanterne de la salle Louis-Emile Durandelle

Cheneau de la lanterne de la salle Louis-Emile Durandelle
Cheneau de la lanterne de la salle; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Amphion Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839 1917

Amphion Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839 1917
Amphion; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: La Musique dramatique Louis-Emile Durandelle

La Musique dramatique Louis-Emile Durandelle
La Musique dramatique; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: La Musique amoureuse Louis-Emile Durandelle

La Musique amoureuse Louis-Emile Durandelle
La Musique amoureuse; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: La Musique champetre Louis-Emile Durandelle

La Musique champetre Louis-Emile Durandelle
La Musique champetre; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: Les Bergers Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839

Les Bergers Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839
Les Bergers; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print

Background imageLouis émile Durandelle Collection: L Assaut Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839

L Assaut Louis-Emile Durandelle French 1839
L Assaut; Louis-Emile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917); Paris, France; about 1875; Albumen silver print



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Louis-Emile Durandelle, a renowned French photographer of the 19th century, captured the essence of grandeur and architectural marvels through his lens. In his masterpiece "Jupiter et les Corybantes, " he immortalized the mythical scene with impeccable precision and artistic finesse. The masks from the control room in "Masques du vestibule de controle" transport us to a world where mystery and intrigue intertwine. Durandelle's attention to detail is evident in his photograph titled "Stage Frieze and Cornice. " Every intricate carving and ornate design come alive, showcasing the opulence of its era. Similarly, in "Interior Details and Candelabra, Theatre du Vaudeville, " Durandelle invites us into a realm filled with elegance and sophistication. One captivating image captures Charles Garnier immersed in designing the New Paris Opera. It provides a glimpse into Garnier's creative process while highlighting Durandelle's ability to capture moments that transcend time. Durandelle also ventured beyond theaters and opera houses; he documented monumental construction projects like Le Nouvel Opera de Paris (Sculpture Ornementale) as well as various piers during their creation stages. From sinking compressed air forward pier no 4 Grenelle side to Pier no 1, Pier no 2 front, Pier no 3 side - each photograph showcases Durandelle's expertise in capturing industrial progress. However, perhaps one of his most iconic works is documenting the Eiffel Tower during its state of construction. Through images like "Eiffel Tower State Construction" or "Tower nearing completion, " we witness this engineering marvel taking shape against an ever-changing skyline. Louis-Emile Durandelle's photographs not only serve as historical records but also evoke emotions within viewers by encapsulating beauty in every frame. His legacy lives on through these remarkable glimpses into history that continue to inspire awe today.