Quote of Victor Hugo - Architecture is the great book of...

Biography - Victor Hugo:

French writer, poet and dramatist.
Born: 1802 - Died: 1885
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: France
France

Architecture is the great book of humanity, the principal expression of man in his different stages of development, either as a force or as an intelligence.

Victor Hugo - The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

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Quote source: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

Wikisource - Hugo - Œuvres complètes, Impr. nat. (fr)

Architecture is the great book of humanity, the principal expression of man in his different stages of development, either as a force or as an intelligence.

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(French, German)

L'architecture est le grand livre de l'humanité, l'expression principale de l'homme à ses divers états de développement, soit comme force, soit comme intelligence.

Victor Hugo - Notre-Dame de Paris

Die Architektur ist das große Buch der Menschheit, der hauptsächliche Ausdruck des Menschen von verschiedenen Entwicklungsständen, entweder als Kraft oder als Intelligenz.

Victor Hugo - Der Glöckner von Notre-Dame

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