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Etienne Louis Boullee was a visionary French neoclassical architect. In 1784, he created this proposal for Isaac Newton's funeral monument.

The originality as well as its futuristic appearance (considering this has been designed before the French Revolution) is just impressive.

His essay on the Art of Architecture which contained his work from 1778 to 1788, which mostly comprised designs for public building on a wholly impractical grand scale has still an impact on modern architecture. His focus on polarity (offsetting opposite design elements) and the use of light and shadow was highly innovative.