Odo of Metz

Eudes (also Oto, Odo, Odon) of Metz (Armenian: Օտոն Մացաեցի; Latin: Oton Matsaetsi; 742–814)^[1] was a Frankish^[2] architect, possibly of Armenian^[3]^[4]^[5] origin, who lived in the Carolingian Empire during Charlemagne's reign.

Style

His Carolingian architecture with polygonal-based domes and elaborate elevations are reminiscent of late Roman architecture with Byzantine style. In particular, his design for the Palatine Chapel, Aachen, was possibly modelled on the Basilica of San Vitale of Ravenna.^[6] It is unknown whether he saw these buildings himself, or only drawings of them.

Eudes had a large technical knowledge from De architectura by Vitruvius.^{[citation needed]} Many Carolingian Renaissance-era manuscripts of Vitruvius's works exist.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Eudes of Metz is credited as the architect of:

Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen with the Palatine Chapel (792–805), in Aachen^[7]
the church of Germigny-des-Prés in 806–811.^[5]

References

^ Guréghian, Jean-Varoujean (29 October 2020). Patrimoine historique arménien en Turquie (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. p. 20. ISBN 978-2-14-016207-7. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
^ Rybczynski, Witold (29 November 2022). The Story of Architecture. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-24606-3. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ Ching, Jarzombek 2007. sfn error: no target: CITEREFChing,_Jarzombek2007 (help)
^ Naredi-Rainer 2013. sfn error: no target: CITEREFNaredi-Rainer2013 (help)
^ ^a ^b Ching, Francis D. K.; Jarzombek, Mark M.; Prakash, Vikramaditya (2010). A Global History of Architecture. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 317. ISBN 9781118007396. In 806-811, the Armenian architect, Oton Matsaetsi, built the church of Germigny-des-Prés in France.
^ Rybczynski, Witold (29 November 2022). The Story of Architecture. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-24606-3. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ Conant, Kenneth J. (1994) [1959]. Carolingian and Romanesque Architecture (4th ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 47. ISBN 0-3000-5298-7. LCCN 78149801.