What little there was, started with Charles de Wailly's crypt in the church of St Leu-St Gilles (1773–80), and Claude Nicolas Ledoux's Barriere des Bonshommes (1785–89). First-hand evidence of Greek architecture was of very little importance to the French, due to the influence of Marc-Antoine Laugier's doctrines that sought to discern the principles of the Greeks instead of their mere practices. It would take until Laboustre's Neo-Grec of the second Empire for the Greek revival to flower briefly in France. COUNT 4
QSN1 What is the earliest example of Greek architecture in France? ANS1 Charles de Wailly's crypt in the church of St Leu-St Gilles (1773–80 QSN2 How concerned was France with Greek architecture? ANS2 Greek architecture was of very little importance to the French QSN3 Who's influence brought about Greek revival in France? ANS3 Laboustre QSN4 In which wave of neoclassical was the greek revival in France? ANS4 second Empire