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Frantz Jourdain (1847–1935) – Art Nouveau architect and theorist La Samaritaine, Paris (1903-1907) Auguste Louzier Sainte-Anne (1848-1925) – Chief architect of historic monuments Eugène Vallin (1856–1922) – Art nouveau architect, member of the École de Nancy. Vallin House and Studio (with Georges Biet) (1896)
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.
Pages in category "Architects from Paris" The following 194 pages are in this category, out of 194 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Palais Garnier, a masterpiece of 19th-century architecture in Paris, boasts a lavish and opulent design. Designed by Charles Garnier and completed in 1875, the opera house is a harmonious ...
Jean Nouvel (French: [ʒɑ̃ nuvɛl]; born 12 August 1945) is a French architect.Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l'Architecture, France’s first labor union for architects.
Architects such as Philibert Delorme, Androuet du Cerceau, Giacomo Vignola, and Pierre Lescot, were inspired by the new ideas. The southwest interior facade of the Cour Carree of the Louvre in Paris was designed by Lescot and covered with exterior carvings by Jean Goujon. Architecture continued to thrive in the reigns of Henry II and Henry III.
The Lavirotte Building, an apartment building at 29 Avenue Rapp in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, was designed by the architect Jules Lavirotte and built between 1899 and 1901. The building is one of the best-known surviving examples of Art Nouveau architecture in Paris.
The Architect of the City of Paris (Architecte de la ville de Paris) is the incumbent of a municipal position, responsible for the design and construction of civic projects in Paris. In the Ancien Régime in France, the position of Bâtiments du Roi oversaw the construction and maintenance of the King's properties in and around Paris. This ...