▁commented ▁to ▁them ▁that ▁G arn ier ' s ▁project ▁was ▁" remark able ▁in ▁its ▁simplicity , ▁clar ity , ▁logic , ▁grande ur , ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁exterior ▁dispos itions ▁which ▁distinguish ▁the ▁plan ▁in ▁three ▁distinct ▁parts — the ▁public ▁spaces , ▁aud itor ium , ▁and ▁stage ▁... ▁' you ▁have ▁greatly ▁improved ▁your ▁project ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁competition ; ▁whereas ▁G in ain ▁[ the ▁first - place ▁winner ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁phase ] ▁has ▁ru ined ▁his .' " ▁ ▁Leg end ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁the ▁Emperor ' s ▁wife , ▁the ▁Em press ▁Eug én ie , ▁who ▁was ▁likely ▁ir rit ated ▁that ▁her ▁own ▁fav oured ▁candidate , ▁Vi ol let - le - D uc , ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁selected , ▁asked ▁the ▁relatively ▁unknown ▁G arn ier : ▁" What ▁is ▁this ? ▁It ' s ▁not ▁a ▁style ; ▁it ' s ▁neither ▁Louis ▁Qu ator ze , ▁nor ▁Louis ▁Qu in ze , ▁nor ▁Louis ▁Se ize !" ▁" Why ▁Ma ' am , ▁it ' s ▁Nap ol éon ▁Tro is " ▁replied ▁G arn ier ▁" and ▁you ' re ▁compla ining !" ▁Andrew ▁Ay ers ▁has ▁written ▁that ▁G arn ier ' s ▁definition ▁" rem ains ▁und is put ed , ▁so ▁much ▁does ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁G arn ier ▁seem ▁em blem atic ▁of ▁its ▁time ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Empire ▁that ▁created ▁it . ▁A ▁g idd y ▁mixture ▁of ▁up - to