Antoine le Pautre
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| Antoine le Pautre | |
| Born | 1621; Paris, France |
| Died | 1679; |
| Notes | |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Antoine_le_Pautre.html |
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[edit] Works
- Hotel de Beauvais, at Paris, France, 1656. Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
[edit] Discussion
According to historian Stéphane Loire, "one of the most inventive architects of the early years of Louis XIV's reign". Best known for the Hôtel de Beauvais (1656) in the 4e arrondissement of Paris. Built for Pierre de Beauvais and his wife Catherine Henriette Bellier, première dame de chambre to Anne of Austria, brought Lepautre celebrity for the ingenious way he made use of an irregular parcel of land, ranging his structure round an oval court. Bernini noted its architectural qualities during his Paris sojourn, and it remains Lepautre's outstanding surviving monument.
In 1660 Lepautre was appointed house architect to Philippe I, Duc d'Orléans, the brother of Louis XIV. In this quality he built the wings for the lost Château de Saint-Cloud and the celebrated Grand Cascade that survives in its park.
In 1671 he was made a member of the Académie Royale d'Architecture.
