Culture of Switzerland Great Fire of 1812. Domenico Trezzini built many places in St. Petersburg by the orders of Peter the Great; Pietro Trezzini (not related to Domenico) continued the tradition in 1740s. Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) was probably the most creative Swiss architectural export in the 20th century. He was the driving force behind the International school of architecture that heavily influenced almost every trend in buildings throughout the entire Western hemisphere in the recent past. Distinctive architecture of high quality can be found around Switzerland. It is often considered as particularly innovative modern architecture. Mario Botta is a famous architect who
Edouard de Woelmont Edouard de Woelmont Mgr. Edouard Charles Emannuel Ghislain, Count de Woelmont d'Hambraine (Namur, 1824-1871) was a Belgian prelate. He was the son of count Joseph de Woelmont d'Hambraine and Constance de Coppin de Conjoux (1790-1854), his brother Ferdinand de Woelmont was a member of the Belgian senate. In 1849 he assisted the needy when the Roman Republic was proclaimed, bringing the blessed sacrament to the suffering. He assisted Mgr. de Merode in the hospitals in Rome before he was sent to Constantinople. and was made a canon of Namur Cathedral in gratitude. For his efforts in the Crimean War he