1209/2006ReasonofFrenchNeo-ClassicismArchitectureattheEndofthe18thCenturyAbstractTheFrenchNeo-classicismarchitectureattheendof18thcenturywasinaspecialhistoricalera.AftertheinvestigationtothehistoryofthehumanreasondevelopmentandtheNeo-classicismarchitecture,theconclusionisdrawnthattheNeo-classicismarchitectureexpressesthefurthercognizanceofarchitecturalreasonunderthebackgroundofhumanreasoncognizancevariationinthe18thcenturyanditspresentationinthemasterworksisdescribedandexplained.Theaimistounderstandthecontinuityofreasontraditioninthewesternarchitecturaldevelopmentandtoimproveourarchitecturalpractice.KeyWordsAttheendof18thcentury,France,Neo-classicism,Architecture,Reason,TheEnlightenment,ScientificthoughtsZhouXiang1309/20061509/2006