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The Paris Architect is a 2013 novel by Charles Belfoure and the author's debut in fiction writing. Published by Sourcebooks Landmark, it follows the story of French architect Lucien Bernard, who is paid to create temporary hiding places for Jews in Nazi-occupied Paris. The book reached The New York Times best seller list in July 2015.
Charles Belfoure (born February 19, 1954) is an American writer, architect and historian specializing in historic preservation, author of several histories and fiction works, including The New York Times best-selling novel The Paris Architect.
Unlike the Southern France, Paris has very few examples of Romanesque architecture; most churches and other buildings in that style were rebuilt in the Gothic style.The most remarkable example of Romanesque architecture in Paris is the church of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, built between 990 and 1160 during the reign of Robert the Pious.
Louis Stanton Auchincloss (/ ˈ ɔː k ɪ ŋ k l ɒ s /; September 27, 1917 – January 26, 2010) [1] was an American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist. He is best known as a novelist who parlayed his experiences into books exploring the experiences and psychology of American polite society and old money.
The Paris Apartment is a mystery novel by British author Lucy Foley. The novel is set in Paris, and follows a young woman named Jess who investigates the disappearance of her half-brother, Ben. It was published in February 2022 by William Morrow and Company, an imprint of HarperCollins, [1] and was a New York Times bestseller. [2]
David de Pénanrun, et al., Les architectes élèves de l'École des beaux-arts (1793-1907), Librairie de la construction moderne, 2nd Ed., 1907, pg.360 Pierre Saddy, Alfred Normand, architecte, 1822-1909 : Catalogue de l'exposition Alfred Normand, architecte, 1822-1909, projets et réalisations, hôtel de Sully, Centre des monuments nationaux, 1978
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Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa teʁɛz ʃalɡʁɛ̃]; 1739 – 21 January 1811) was a French architect, best known for his design for the Arc de Triomphe, Paris.