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==Middle Ages==
==Middle Ages==
[[Étienne de Bonneuil]] (late 13th century)
[[Étienne de Bonneuil]] (late 13th century)
*[[Uppsala Cathedral]], Sweden
* [[Uppsala Cathedral]], Sweden


[[Jean de Chelles]] (13th century)
[[Jean de Chelles]] (13th century)
*[[Notre Dame de Paris]]
* [[Notre Dame de Paris]]


[[Pierre de Montreuil]] (c. 1200–1266)
[[Pierre de Montreuil]] ({{Circa|1200}}–1266)
*[[Notre Dame de Paris]]
* [[Notre Dame de Paris]]
*the Abbey of [[Saint-Germain-des-Prés]]
* the Abbey of [[Saint-Germain-des-Prés]]
*[[Saint Denis Basilica]]
* [[Saint Denis Basilica]]


[[Matthias of Arras]] (?–1352)
[[Matthias of Arras]] (?–1352)
*[[Saint Vitus Cathedral]] in [[Prague]]
* [[Saint Vitus Cathedral]] in [[Prague]]


[[Villard de Honnecourt]] (14th century) – architecture plans
[[Villard de Honnecourt]] (14th century) – architecture plans

[[Pierre d'Angicourt]] (late 13th century)

* [[Lucera Castle|Lucera castle]]

Pierre de Chaule (late 13th century)

* [[Castel Nuovo]]


==Renaissance to Revolution==
==Renaissance to Revolution==
[[Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau]] (c. 1510–c. 1585)
[[Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau]] ({{Circa|1510|1585}})
*Important book of architectural engravings
*Important book of architectural engravings


[[Philibert Delorme]] (or De L'Orme) (1510/1515–1570)
[[Philibert Delorme]] (or De L'Orme) (1510/1515–1570)
*[[Chateau d'Anet]] (c.1550) – for [[Diane de Poitiers]]
* [[Chateau d'Anet]] ({{Circa|1550}}) – for [[Diane de Poitiers]]
*[[Tuileries Palace]] (1564–1567)
* [[Tuileries Palace]] (1564–1567)


[[Pierre Lescot]] (1515–1578)
[[Pierre Lescot]] (1515–1578)
*[[Louvre Palace]] ([[Lescot Wing]], 1546) – for [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] and [[Henry II of France|Henry II]]
* [[Louvre Palace]] ([[Lescot Wing]], 1546) – for [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] and [[Henry II of France|Henry II]]
*[[Hôtel Carnavalet]] (attributed, begun 1547)
* [[Hôtel Carnavalet]] (attributed, begun 1547)
*[[Fontaine des Innocents]] (1550) – carved by [[Jean Goujon]]
* [[Fontaine des Innocents]] (1550) – carved by [[Jean Goujon]]


[[Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau]] (c. 1545–1590)
[[Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau]] ({{Circa|1545}}–1590)
*[[Pont Neuf]] (1599) – for [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]]
* [[Pont Neuf]] (1599) – for [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]]


[[Jacques Androuet II du Cerceau]] (c. 1550–1614)
[[Jacques Androuet II du Cerceau]] ({{Circa|1550}}–1614)
*[[Grande Galerie du Louvre]]
* [[Grande Galerie du Louvre]]
*[[Pavillon de Flore]] (Tuileries)
* [[Pavillon de Flore]] (Tuileries)


[[File:Palazzo del luxembourg 01 (adjusted).jpg|thumb|[[Luxembourg Palace]] by [[Salomon de Brosse|de Brosse]] ]]
[[File:Palazzo del luxembourg 01 (adjusted).jpg|thumb|[[Luxembourg Palace]] by [[Salomon de Brosse|de Brosse]] ]]


[[Salomon de Brosse]] (1575–1626)
[[Salomon de Brosse]] (1575–1626)
*[[Luxembourg Palace]] (1615) – for [[Marie de' Medici]]
* [[Luxembourg Palace]] (1615) – for [[Marie de' Medici]]
*[[St-Gervais-et-St-Protais|St. Gervais church]] (facade) (1616)
* [[St-Gervais-et-St-Protais|St. Gervais church]] (facade) (1616)
*[[Château de Blérancourt]]
* [[Château de Blérancourt]]
*Palais de Justice in [[Rennes]] (1618)
* Palais de Justice in [[Rennes]] (1618)


[[Jean Androuet du Cerceau]] (1585–1649)
[[Jean Androuet du Cerceau]] (1585–1649)
*[[Hôtel de Sully]] (1624–1629)
* [[Hôtel de Sully]] (1624–1629)


[[File:Paris - Palais du Louvre - Pavillon de l'horloge - PA00085992 - 001.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jacques Lemercier|Lemercier]]'s [[Pavillon de l'Horloge]] at the Louvre]]
[[File:Paris - Palais du Louvre - Pavillon de l'horloge - PA00085992 - 001.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jacques Lemercier|Lemercier]]'s [[Pavillon de l'Horloge]] at the Louvre]]


[[Jacques Lemercier]] (1585–1654) – active for [[Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu|Richelieu]]
[[Jacques Lemercier]] (1585–1654) – active for [[Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu|Richelieu]]
*[[Palais-Cardinal]] (1632) – for Richelieu
* [[Palais-Cardinal]] (1632) – for Richelieu
*[[Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire|City of Richelieu]] (from 1631)
* [[Château de Richelieu]]
* [[Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire|City of Richelieu]] (from 1631)
*La [[Collège de Sorbonne|Sorbonne]] church (1635) – for Richelieu
* La [[Collège de Sorbonne|Sorbonne]] church (1635) – for Richelieu
*[[Pavillon de l'Horloge]] (Louvre)
* [[Pavillon de l'Horloge]] (Louvre)
*[[Saint-Roch, Paris|St. Roch church]]
* [[Saint-Roch, Paris|St. Roch church]]
*[[Abbaye du Val-de-Grâce]] (1646–1653, further construction)
* [[Abbaye du Val-de-Grâce]] (1646–1653, further construction)


[[François Mansart]] (1598–1666)
[[François Mansart]] (1598–1666)
*Château de [[Blois]] (1635–1638)
* Château de [[Blois]] (1635–1638)
*[[Abbaye du Val-de-Grâce]] (1643–1646, plans and initial construction) – for Anne d'Autriche ([[Anna of Austria (1601–1666)|Anne of Austria]])
* [[Abbaye du Val-de-Grâce]] (1643–1646, plans and initial construction) – for Anne d'Autriche ([[Anna of Austria (1601–1666)|Anne of Austria]])
*[[Château de Maisons]] (1642–1646)
* [[Château de Maisons]] (1642–1646)
*[[Hôtel Guénégaud]] (1648–1651)
* [[Hôtel de Guénégaud (rue des Archives)|Hôtel de Guénégaud]] (1648–1651)
*[[Hôtel Carnavalet]] (1655){{spaced ndash}} remodel
* [[Hôtel Carnavalet]] (1655){{spaced ndash}} remodel
*[[Hôtel d'Aumont]]{{spaced ndash}} remodel after [[Louis Le Vau]]
* [[Hôtel d'Aumont]]{{spaced ndash}} remodel after [[Louis Le Vau]]


[[Louis Le Vau]] (1612–1670)
[[Louis Le Vau]] (1612–1670)
*[[Galerie d'Apollon|Apollo wing]] of the Louvre
* [[Galerie d'Apollon|Apollo wing]] of the Louvre
*[[Hôtel Lambert]] (1640)
* [[Hôtel Lambert]] (1640)
*[[Vaux-le-Vicomte]] (1656) – for [[Nicolas Fouquet]]; this was to be the prototype of the [[Palace of Versailles]]
* [[Vaux-le-Vicomte]] (1656) – for [[Nicolas Fouquet]]; this was to be the prototype of the [[Palace of Versailles]]
*Hôtel de Lauzun (1657)
* Hôtel de Lauzun (1657)
*[[Château de Vincennes]] (1659) – for [[Mazarin]]
* [[Château de Vincennes]] (1659) – for [[Cardinal Mazarin|Mazarin]]
*[[Palace of Versailles]] – reconstruction, on the model of his Vaux-le-Vicomte, as a place of fêtes
* [[Palace of Versailles]] – reconstruction, on the model of his Vaux-le-Vicomte, as a place of fêtes
*[[Saint-Louis-en-l'Île]] church (on the [[Île Saint-Louis]]) (1664){{spaced ndash}} plans
* [[Saint-Louis-en-l'Île]] church (on the [[Île Saint-Louis]]) (1664){{spaced ndash}} plans
*[[Collège des Quatre-Nations]] (now the [[Institut de France]]) – for Mazarin
* [[Collège des Quatre-Nations]] (now the [[Institut de France]]) – for Mazarin


[[Claude Perrault]] (1613–1688) – responsible for establishing French classicism
[[Claude Perrault]] (1613–1688) – helped to establish French classicism
[[File:Louvre-facade-est (adjusted).jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Perrault's Colonnade|Colonnade of the Louvre]], designed by [[Claude Perrault|Perrault]] ]]
[[File:Louvre-facade-est (adjusted).jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Colonnade of the Louvre]], designed by [[Claude Perrault|Perrault]], among others]]
*[[Perrault's Colonnade|Colonnade of the Louvre]] (1667–1673)
* [[Colonnade of the Louvre]] (1667–1673)
*[[Paris Observatory|Observatoire de Paris]] – plans
* [[Paris Observatory|Observatoire de Paris]] – plans


[[Liberal Bruant|Libéral Bruant]] (c. 1636–1697)
[[Liberal Bruant|Libéral Bruant]] (c. 1636–1697)
*[[Hôtel de la Salpêtrière]] (1660–1677)
* [[Hôtel de la Salpêtrière]] (1660–1677)
*[[Les Invalides]] (1671–1676)
* [[Les Invalides]] (1671–1676)


[[File:Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, 140309 2.jpg|thumb|[[Hardouin-Mansart]]'s chapel at [[Les Invalides]] ]]
[[File:Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, 140309 2.jpg|thumb|[[Hardouin-Mansart]]'s chapel at [[Les Invalides]] ]]


[[Jules Hardouin Mansart]] (Jules Hardouin; he adopted the name Mansart in 1668) (1646–1708) – responsible for the massive expansion of the palace of Versailles into a permanent royal residence.
[[Jules Hardouin Mansart]] (Jules Hardouin; he adopted the name Mansart in 1668) (1646–1708) – responsible for the massive expansion of the palace of Versailles into a permanent royal residence.
*[[Palace of Versailles]] (from 1678){{spaced ndash}} Royal Stables, [[Orangerie]], [[Grand Trianon]], Chapel
* [[Palace of Versailles]] (from 1678){{spaced ndash}} Royal Stables, [[Orangerie]], [[Grand Trianon]], Chapel
*Palace of [[Saint-Cloud]] – for the [[Philip I, Duke of Orléans]]
* Palace of [[Saint-Cloud]] – for the [[Philip I, Duke of Orléans]]
*[[Château of Marly]]
*[[Château of Marly]]
*Domed chapel of [[Les Invalides]]
* Domed chapel of [[Les Invalides]]
*[[Place des Victoires]]
* [[Place des Victoires]]
*[[Place Vendôme]]
* [[Place Vendôme]]
*Château de [[Meudon]]
* [[Château de Meudon]]

[[Pierre Lassurance]] (1655–1724)
* [[Château de Petit-Bourg]]


[[Robert de Cotte]] (1656–1735){{spaced ndash}} brother-in-law of J.H. Mansart, whom he assisted on numerous projects
[[Robert de Cotte]] (1656–1735){{spaced ndash}} brother-in-law of J.H. Mansart, whom he assisted on numerous projects
*Esplanade of [[Les Invalides]]
* Esplanade of [[Les Invalides]]
* [[Palais Rohan, Strasbourg]]

[[Germain Boffrand]] (1667–1754)
* [[Château Lunéville]]
* Remodelling of the [[Petit Luxembourg]]
* Interiors at the [[Hôtel de Soubise]]

[[Pierre-Alexis Delamair]] (1675/6–1745)
* [[Hôtel de Soubise]]
* [[Hôtel de Rohan]]

[[Jean Aubert (architect)|Jean Aubert]] (c. 1680–1741)
* [[Stables of the Château de Chantilly]]
* [[Hôtel Biron]]
* [[Palais Bourbon]]


[[Ange-Jacques Gabriel]] (1698–1782) – responsible for [[rococo]] constructions at Versailles
[[Ange-Jacques Gabriel]] (1698–1782) – responsible for [[rococo]] constructions at Versailles
*[[Palace of Versailles]] (1735–1777){{spaced ndash}} apartment of the king, [[Versailles Opera]], Library, [[Petit Trianon]] (1762–1764)
* [[Palace of Versailles]] (1735–1777){{spaced ndash}} apartment of the king, [[Versailles Opera]], Library, [[Petit Trianon]] (1762–1764)
*[[Place de la Concorde]] (Place Louis XV)
* [[Place de la Concorde]] (Place Louis XV)
*[[École Militaire]] (1751–1775)
* [[École Militaire]] (1751–1775)


[[Jacques-Germain Soufflot]] (1713–1780)
[[Jacques-Germain Soufflot]] (1713–1780)
*[[Panthéon, Paris|The Panthéon]] (called the Eglise Sainte Geneviève) (1756–1780)
* [[Panthéon, Paris|The Panthéon]] (called the Eglise Sainte Geneviève) (1756–1780)


[[Image:PalaysRoyal Front.JPG|thumb|upright=1.6|[[Palais-Royal]] entrance front by [[Pierre-Louis Moreau-Desproux|Moreau-Desproux]] ]]
[[Image:PalaysRoyal Front.JPG|thumb|upright=1.6|[[Palais-Royal]] entrance front by [[Pierre-Louis Moreau-Desproux|Moreau-Desproux]] ]]

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[[Joseph Brousseau (architect)|Joseph Brousseau]] (1733–1797)
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* Various chateaux in the [[Limoges]] and the [[Limousin]] region


[[Pierre-Louis Moreau-Desproux]] (1727–1793)
[[Pierre-Louis Moreau-Desproux]] (1727–1793)
*Rue St. Honoré facade of the [[Palais-Royal]] in Paris (1770)
* Rue St. Honoré facade of the [[Palais-Royal]] in Paris (1770)
* [[Second Salle du Palais-Royal]], first purpose-built opera house in Paris


[[Étienne-Louis Boullée]] (1728–1799)
[[Étienne-Louis Boullée]] (1728–1799)
* [[Hôtel Alexandre]]

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[[Joseph Brousseau (architect)|Joseph Brousseau]] (1733–1797)
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* Various chateaux in the [[Limoges]] and the [[Limousin]] region


[[Claude Nicolas Ledoux]] (1736–1806) – famous for his mathematical neoclassicism.
[[Claude Nicolas Ledoux]] (1736–1806) – famous for his mathematical neoclassicism.
*[[Wall of the Farmers-General]] (1784–1791) – visible at the [[Place de la Nation]] and [[Place Denfert-Rochereau|Denfert-Rochereau]]
* [[Wall of the Farmers-General]] (1784–1791) – visible at the [[Place de la Nation]] and [[Place Denfert-Rochereau|Denfert-Rochereau]]
*[[Hôtel d'Hallwyl]] (remodel)
* [[Hôtel d'Hallwyl]] (remodel)
*[[Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans]] (Les Salines Royales)
* [[Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans]] (Les Salines Royales)


[[Jean-Jacques Lequeu]] (1757–1826)
[[Jean-Jacques Lequeu]] (1757–1826)
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*[[Les Halles]] centrales (1854–1870) – destroyed in 1971 to make way for a shopping mall
*[[Les Halles]] centrales (1854–1870) – destroyed in 1971 to make way for a shopping mall
*[[Église Saint-Eustache, Paris|St. Eustache]] (church) – remodel
*[[Église Saint-Eustache, Paris|St. Eustache]] (church) – remodel
*[[St. Etienne du Mont]] (church) – remodel
*[[Saint-Étienne-du-Mont]] (church) – remodel
*[[Saint-Augustin, Paris|St. Augustin]] (church) (1860–1871)
*[[Saint-Augustin, Paris|St. Augustin]] (church) (1860–1871)


[[Image:LOperaParis.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Garnier's Paris Opera]]
[[Image:LOperaParis.jpg|thumb|300px|Garnier's Paris Opera]]


Eugène Emmanuel [[Viollet-le-Duc]] (1814–1879) – important theoretician of the 19th-century [[Gothic revival]]
Eugène Emmanuel [[Viollet-le-Duc]] (1814–1879) – important theoretician of the 19th-century [[Gothic revival]]
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* [[Église du Bon-Pasteur]], Lyon (1875–1883)
* [[Église du Bon-Pasteur]], Lyon (1875–1883)


[[Frantz Jourdain]] (1847-1935) – [[Art Nouveau]] architect and theorist
[[Frantz Jourdain]] (1847–1935) – [[Art Nouveau]] architect and theorist
*[[La Samaritaine]], Paris (1903-1907)
*[[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]]
[[Eugène Vallin]] (1856–1922) – [[Art nouveau]] architect, member of the [[École de Nancy]]
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*[[Vaxelaire Department Store]] (with Emile André) (1901)
*[[Vaxelaire Department Store]] (with Emile André) (1901)
*[[Biet Apartment House]] (with Georges Biet) (1902)
*[[Biet Apartment House]] (with Georges Biet) (1902)
*[[Société Générale Bank/Aimé Apartment House]] (with Georges Biet) (1904&ndas;1906)
*[[Société Générale Bank/Aimé Apartment House]] (with Georges Biet) (1904–1906)
*[[École de Nancy Pavilion, Exposition Internationale de l'Est de la France]] (1909)
*[[École de Nancy Pavilion, Exposition Internationale de l'Est de la France]] (1909)


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*[[Brenas Apartment House]], Nancy (1902)
*[[Brenas Apartment House]], Nancy (1902)
*[[Bergeret House]], Nancy (1904)
*[[Bergeret House]], Nancy (1904)
*[[Weissenburger House]], Nancy (1904–1906)
*[[Weissenburger House]], Nancy (1904–1906)
*[[Brasserie Excelsior]] and [[Angleterre Hotel (Nancy)|Angleterre Hotel]], Nancy (with Alexandre Mienville) (1911)
*[[Brasserie Excelsior]] and [[Angleterre Hotel (Nancy)|Angleterre Hotel]], Nancy (with Alexandre Mienville) (1911)
*[[Vaxelaire, Pignot, and Company Department Store]], Nancy (1913)
*[[Vaxelaire, Pignot, and Company Department Store]], Nancy (1913)
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[[Émile André]] (1871–1933) – [[Art nouveau]] architect, urbanist and artist, member of the École de Nancy
[[Émile André]] (1871–1933) – [[Art nouveau]] architect, urbanist and artist, member of the École de Nancy
*Vaxelaire Department Store, [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] (with Eugène Vallin) (1901)
*Vaxelaire Department Store, [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] (with Eugène Vallin) (1901)
*[[Parc de Saurupt]], Nancy (garden-city), designer (with [[Henri Gutton]]) (1901–1906)
*[[Parc de Saurupt]], Nancy (garden-city), designer (with [[Henri Gutton]]) (1901–1906)
*[[Maisons Huot]], Nancy (1903)
*[[Maisons Huot]], Nancy (1903)
*[[France-Lanord Apartment Building]], Nancy (1902–1903)
*[[France-Lanord Apartment Building]], Nancy (1902–1903)
*[[Lombard Apartment Building]], Nancy (1902–1904)
*[[Lombard Apartment Building]], Nancy (1902–1904)
*[[Renauld Bank]], Nancy (with Paul Charbonnier) (1908–1910)
*[[Renauld Bank]], Nancy (with Paul Charbonnier) (1908–1910)
*[[Ducret Apartment Building]], Nancy (with Paul Charbonnier) (1908–1910)
*[[Ducret Apartment Building]], Nancy (with Paul Charbonnier) (1908–1910)
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[[Henry Bernard (architect)|Henry Bernard]] (1912–94)
[[Henry Bernard (architect)|Henry Bernard]] (1912–94)
* [[Palace of Europe]]
* [[Palace of Europe]]

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[[Jean Nouvel]] (born 1945)
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*[[Institut du Monde Arabe]]
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*[[Fondation Cartier]]
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*[[Torre Agbar]], in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
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*[[Musée du quai Branly]]


[[Jean-Marie Charpentier]]
[[Jean-Marie Charpentier]]
*[[Shanghai Grand Theatre]]
*[[Shanghai Grand Theatre]]

[[Pascale Guédot]] (born 1960)
*Médiathèque at [[Oloron-Sainte-Marie]] ([[Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent]])


[[Michel Mossessian]]
[[Michel Mossessian]]
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*[[NATO|NATO Headquarters]] in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]
*[[NATO|NATO Headquarters]] in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]
*[[ExxonMobil|ExxonMobil Technology Centre]] in [[Shanghai]], China
*[[ExxonMobil|ExxonMobil Technology Centre]] in [[Shanghai]], China
[[File:Paris - Institut du Monde Arabe (27314122302).jpg|thumb|Detail from the facade of the [[Institut du Monde Arabe]] by Jean Nouvel]]
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[[Jean Nouvel]] (born 1945)
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*[[Institut du Monde Arabe]]
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*[[Fondation Cartier]]
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*[[Torre Agbar]], in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
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*[[Musée du quai Branly]]
[[File:Fernand Pouillon - résidence Salmson Le Point du Jour - panoramio - jean-michel gobet (2).jpg|thumb|Residence Salmson Le Point du Jour, lower income residential building, Boulogne Billancourt, France by [[Fernand Pouillon]], 1958-1963]]
[[Fernand Pouillon]] (1912-1986)

* [[Old Port of Marseille]]
* [[Tabriz railway station]]
* [[Résidence Salmson Le Point du Jour]]
* [[Château de Belcastel|Chateau de Belcastel]]


[[Roger Taillibert]]
[[Roger Taillibert]]
* [[Parc des Princes]] in [[Paris]]
* [[Parc des Princes]] in [[Paris]]
* [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] in [[Montreal, Canada]]
* [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada
* Olympic Velodrome, Montreal (now called the [[Montreal Biodome]])
* Olympic Velodrome, Montreal (now called the [[Montreal Biodome]])
* [[Olympic Pool (Montreal)]]
* [[Olympic Pool (Montreal)]]
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{{European architects|state=collapsed}}
{{European architects|state=collapsed}}


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[[Category:French architects|*]]
[[Category:French architects|*]]
[[Category:Lists of architects by nationality|French]]
[[Category:Lists of architects by nationality|French]]

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The following is a chronological list of French architects. Some of their major architectural works are listed after each name.

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Middle Ages

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Étienne de Bonneuil (late 13th century)

Jean de Chelles (13th century)

Pierre de Montreuil (c. 1200–1266)

Matthias of Arras (?–1352)

Villard de Honnecourt (14th century) – architecture plans

Pierre d'Angicourt (late 13th century)

Pierre de Chaule (late 13th century)

Renaissance to Revolution

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Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau (c. 1510 – c. 1585)

  • Important book of architectural engravings

Philibert Delorme (or De L'Orme) (1510/1515–1570)

Pierre Lescot (1515–1578)

Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau (c. 1545–1590)

Jacques Androuet II du Cerceau (c. 1550–1614)

Luxembourg Palace by de Brosse

Salomon de Brosse (1575–1626)

Jean Androuet du Cerceau (1585–1649)

Lemercier's Pavillon de l'Horloge at the Louvre

Jacques Lemercier (1585–1654) – active for Richelieu

François Mansart (1598–1666)

Louis Le Vau (1612–1670)

Claude Perrault (1613–1688) – helped to establish French classicism

Colonnade of the Louvre, designed by Perrault, among others

Libéral Bruant (c. 1636–1697)

Hardouin-Mansart's chapel at Les Invalides

Jules Hardouin Mansart (Jules Hardouin; he adopted the name Mansart in 1668) (1646–1708) – responsible for the massive expansion of the palace of Versailles into a permanent royal residence.

Pierre Lassurance (1655–1724)

Robert de Cotte (1656–1735) – brother-in-law of J.H. Mansart, whom he assisted on numerous projects

Germain Boffrand (1667–1754)

Pierre-Alexis Delamair (1675/6–1745)

Jean Aubert (c. 1680–1741)

Ange-Jacques Gabriel (1698–1782) – responsible for rococo constructions at Versailles

Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713–1780)

  • The Panthéon (called the Eglise Sainte Geneviève) (1756–1780)
Palais-Royal entrance front by Moreau-Desproux

Pierre-Louis Moreau-Desproux (1727–1793)

Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728–1799)

Joseph Brousseau (1733–1797)

Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736–1806) – famous for his mathematical neoclassicism.

Jean-Jacques Lequeu (1757–1826)

Revolution to World War II

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Henri Labrouste (1801–1875) – famous for his use of steel

Victor Baltard (1805–1874) – famous for his use of steel and glass

Garnier's Paris Opera

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814–1879) – important theoretician of the 19th-century Gothic revival

Charles Garnier (1825–1898) – celebrated architect of the Second Empire

Clair Tisseur (1827–1896), Romanesque Revival architect and designer

Frantz Jourdain (1847–1935) – Art Nouveau architect and theorist

Auguste Louzier Sainte-Anne (1848-1925) – Chief architect of historic monuments

Eugène Vallin (1856–1922) – Art nouveau architect, member of the École de Nancy

Lucien Weissenburger (1860–1929) – Art nouveau architect, member of the École de Nancy

Hector Guimard (1867–1942) – Art nouveau architect and designer

Émile André (1871–1933) – Art nouveau architect, urbanist and artist, member of the École de Nancy

Auguste Perret (1874–1954) and his brothers Claude and Gustave – important for the first use of reinforced concrete

Paul Tournon (1881–1964)

Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886–1945) – modernist architect influenced by Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) (1887–1965)

Léon Azéma (1888–1978) – appointed Architect of the City of Paris in 1928

Eugène Beaudouin (1898–1983) – influential use of prefabricated elements

Jean Prouvé (1901–1984) – international style/Bauhaus-inspired

François Spoerry (1912–1999)

Post World War II

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Montreal's Olympic Stadium by Roger Taillibert

Christian de Portzamparc (born 1944)

Henry Bernard (1912–94)

Jean-Marie Charpentier

Pascale Guédot (born 1960)

Michel Mossessian

Detail from the facade of the Institut du Monde Arabe by Jean Nouvel

Jean Nouvel (born 1945)

Residence Salmson Le Point du Jour, lower income residential building, Boulogne Billancourt, France by Fernand Pouillon, 1958-1963

Fernand Pouillon (1912-1986)

Roger Taillibert

Michel Pinseau

Philippe Ameller and Jacques Dubois

Florent Nédélec, DPLG

See also

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