Edme Jean Louis Grillon

Edme Jean Louis Grillon (born February 7, 1786 in Paris , † August 23, 1854 in Dieppe ) was a French architect .

Life

Edme Jean Louis Grillon first studied architecture under Éloi Labarre , then under François Debret and Louis-Hippolyte Lebas, and at the same time followed classes at the École des Beaux-Arts , where he won six medals and in 1809 the second prize for designing a cathedral. After spending two years in Italy , he became the second construction inspector of the Roule slaughterhouse in Paris in 1811 (1811) and in 1820 the construction inspector of the Palais des Beaux-Arts and the Opera House. In 1825 he was commissioned by the government to build the pedestal of the planned monument to Louis XVI. at the Place de la Concorde , which however was not realized. In 1819 he had become a rapporteur for the Council for Civil Buildings, as its inspector general from 1832 until his death. He was also a member of the Historical Commission for Art and Monuments and from 1834 to 1848 attended the meetings of the City and General Councils of the Seine department . In 1834 he was made a knight and in 1841 an officer of the Legion of Honor . In 1844 he received the post of administrator of the savings banks.

The most important works by Grillon include the customs building in Paris (around 1840) and the buildings of the Compagnie générale du magasinage public , the construction of public buildings and factories, and the restoration of old castles from various eras. He worked on the work Choix d'édifices publics projetés et construits en France and published with Callou and Jacoubet Études sur un nouveau système d'alignement et de percement de voies publiques, faites en France en 1840 et 1841, présenté au Conseil de Bâtiments civils d'après l'invitation de M. le citoyen ministre de l'intérieur (Paris 1848).

literature

• Ed. Renaudin: Grillon (Edme Jean Louis) . In: Nouvelle biography générale , Vol. 22 (1858), Col. 61 f.

Web links

• Short biography of Grillon