Melchior de Vogüé was a French archaeologist and diplomat. He explored Syria and Palestine in 1853–1854. In 1861–62, he travelled together with the architect Edmond Duthoit to Beirut, to Cyprus and again, together with William Henry Waddington, to Syria and Palestine (Clauss-Balty & Bardo, 2009, pp. 59–60). From 1871 to 1875, he was ambassador in Constantinople, from 1875 to 1879 in Vienna. From 1901 onwards, he was a member of the Académie française. He wrote several books and articles based on his studies in Syria and Palestine, among them Le temple de Jérusalem, published in 1864. With this amply illustrated book, large, coloured plates showing stucco and glass windows had appeared for the first time.

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