anchor: Similarly, architect Viollet-le-Duc often went overboard restoring some of the great Gothic cathedrals and medieval chateaux in ways their original creators had never imagined.
positive: The original creators of some Gothic cathedrals would have been surprised to see the new restorations.
negative: Viollet-le-Duc tried but failed to restore some Gothic cathedrals, opting instead to live out his days as a cobbler.