▁entered ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ; ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Monsieur ▁Ach ille ▁L ec l ère . ▁ ▁As ▁attach é ▁to ▁the ▁commission ▁for ▁historical ▁monuments , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁architect ural ▁redis cover y ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁tour ing ▁and ▁studying ▁medieval ▁sites ▁intens ively . ▁ ▁Ab ad ie ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁medieval ▁monuments ▁and ▁buildings ; ▁namely ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁S . ▁Front ▁and ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁Ang oul ême . ▁He ▁also ▁designed ▁the ▁Hotel ▁de ▁Ville ▁at ▁Ang oul ême . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁he ▁became ▁second ▁inspect or ▁for ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁de ▁Paris , ▁under ▁the ▁director ship ▁of ▁architect s ▁V io let ▁le ▁Duc ▁and ▁L ass us . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁architect ▁for ▁the ▁Saint ▁André ▁C athedral ▁of ▁Bor de aux , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁restored ▁the ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁Saint - C ro ix ▁( 1 8 5 9 - 1 8 6 5 ). ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁commission ▁for ▁historical ▁monuments . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁general ▁inspect or ▁of ▁dioc es an ▁buildings , ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 8