 In 1856, Dr. Robert Ferguson, a consultant called from London, diagnosed a "nervous exhaustion" that had a "debilitating impact upon sexual ... performance" which he also reported to the British government.With Prosper Mérimée, Napoleon III continued to seek the preservation of numerous mediaeval buildings in France that had been neglected since the French Revolution, a project Mérimée had begun during the July Monarchy.With Eugène Viollet-le-Duc acting as chief architect, many buildings were saved, including some of the most famous in France