Paul Abadie

Abadie worked on the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, Église Sainte-Croix of Bordeaux, Saint-Pierre of Angoulême and Saint-Front of Périgueux. He won the competition in 1873[2] to design the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on Montmartre in Paris, and saw construction commence on it, though he died long before its completion in 1914.

Paul Abadie (Jr.) was born on 9 November 1812 in Paris, France.[3] He was the son of Paul Abadie Sr., who was also an architect in France. He entered the School of Fine Arts (École des Beaux-Arts) in 1835; under the direction of the Monsieur Achille Leclère.[4] As attaché to the commission for historical monuments, he participated in the architectural rediscovery of the Middle Ages, touring and studying medieval sites intensively. Abadie was known to be interested in the restoration of medieval monuments and buildings; namely the Church of S. Front and the Cathedral of Angoulême. He also designed the Hôtel de Ville at Angoulême. • Illustration — Basilique du Sacré-Cœur In 1845 he became second inspector for the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, under the directorship of architects Violet le Duc and Lassus. In 1862 he was appointed as the diocesan architect for the Saint André Cathedral of Bordeaux, where he had already restored the facade of the church Saint-Croix (1859–1865). In 1871 he became a member of the commission for historical monuments. In 1872 he became the general inspector of diocesan buildings, then in 1874 the diocesan architect for Paris, replacing Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, who had resigned from that post. In 1873 his entry in the competition for the construction of a basilica on Montmartre, a hill dominating Paris, was selected ahead of 12 other submissions, by Cardinal Joseph Guibert. The design became the basis for the Sacré-Cœur, Paris, which Abadie began in 1875 but did not finish. In 1874 he replaced Viollet-le-Duc as architect of Notre Dame of Paris. In 1875, he was elected to membership of the Académie des Beaux Arts. Apart from ecclesiastical and state commissions, Abadie is known to have accepted very few private commissions. The most substantial was Mailleberchie Castle, in 1875, which he designed in great detail, as a complete neo-medieval work of art, including stone carvings, gargoyles, stained glass windows, metalwork, wood carvings, furnishings, upholstery, wall fabrics and wallpapers. Around 1880 he also undertook the interior refurbishment of Maison Léon Croizet, a cognac merchant's residence in Saint-Même-les-Carrières, producing floor plans, interior woodwork designs, and drawings for the main entrance door; his sketches for the project are held at the Archives Départementales de la Charente.[5] Abadie began the Basilica of Sacré Cœur, but he died during its construction, on 3 August 1884, in Chatou, (departement of Yvelines), France.

• Basilica Sacré-Cœur, Paris, France • Church of Chatou, France • Neo-romanic Church of Saint-Georges of Mussidan, France • Mailleberchie Castle, Villebois-Lavalette, France • Maison Léon Croizet, Saint-Même-les-Carrières, France

• Notre-Dame de Paris (initially under supervision of Viollet-le-Duc) • Church Sainte-Croix Bordeaux Church • Saint-Michel Tower, Bordeaux, France • Saint-Ferdinand Church, Bordeaux, France • Church of the Bastide (Église de la Bastide), Bordeaux, France • Sacristy of the Saint-André Cathedral, Bordeaux, France • Great Synagogue of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France[6] • Saint Front Périgueux Cathedral, Périgueux, France[7] • Saint-Georges Church, Périgueux, France • Saint-Pierre Abbey of Brantôme, France • Angoulême Cathedral, Angoulême, France[8] • Saint-Étienne Cathedral, Cahors, France • Saint-Léger Church, Cognac, France • Château d'Angoulême, Angoulême, France • Saint-Martial Church, Angoulême, France • Sacré-Cœur, Paris, France

• Grave monument for Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, Hôtel Dieu (Chapel), Angoulême, France

Paul Abadie was recorded at birth as Paul Mallard. The authorities additionally record the headings Paul Abadie the younger, Paul, the younger Abadie, Paul, II Abadie, Papul Abadie and Paul, der Jüngere Abadie. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Paul Abadie Sr.

Paul Abadie is recorded as architect, restorer and visual artist. Church of St.