Jean Camille Formigé
Jean Camille Formigé (* 24. July 1845 in Le Bouscat ; † 28. August 1926 in Montfermeil ) was a French architect , in Paris , the greenhouses of Auteuil , two exhibition halls for World Expo 1889 , viaducts of the Métro and several grave monuments in the cemetery Père-Lachaise built.
career
In 1861 Jean Camille Formigé entered the École des Arts décoratifs . In 1865 he was accepted into the École nationale des beaux-arts in the Atelier Charles Laisné . Following his training, he worked for monument preservation ( Monument historique ).
In 1884 he was appointed Architecte des promenades et plantations of the city of Paris, an office which he held until 1919 and in which he was responsible for the city's green spaces and cemeteries. After the death of Théodore Ballu (1817–1885), Jean Camille Formigé continued the reconstruction of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. He had work carried out in the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes . He built a crematorium and a columbarium at the Pére Lachaise cemetery . At the Eiffel Tower he redesigned the Champ de Mars and created the Square Willette park below the Sacré-Cœur church . He built the greenhouses of Auteuil , viaducts of the metro at the long-distance train station Paris-Austerlitz and on the bridge Pont de Bir-Hakeim (until 1949: Pont de Passy) and elevated railway stations . He also designed numerous smaller parks, so-called squares , in Paris. He designed monuments for cemeteries and public spaces in Paris as well as monuments a. a. for Léon Gambetta in Bordeaux , for Lazare Hoche in Quiberon , for Louis Faidherbe in Lille , for Jules Ferry in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges .
From 1883 he was the diocesan architect of the dioceses of Auch , Meaux and Laval, responsible for their cathedrals . From 1890 to 1901 he was a member of the Commission des Monuments historiques . In 1892 he became the chief architect for the preservation of monuments. In this role he directed the restoration of the former abbey church of Sainte-Foy in Conques , the churches of Poitiers , the former abbey church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe in Saint-Savin , the churches of Chauvigny and Poissy and the Roman theater of Orange . In 1898 he was the chief architect in the reconstruction of the tapestry factory in Paris.
In addition to the orders that he carried out for the French state and the city of Paris, he built an orphanage in Clichy , a church in Deux-Évailles in the Mayenne department , private houses in Paris and villas in Évian-les-Bains , Montfermeil , Orange, Soulac -sur-Mer and Reims .
He was buried in the Passy cemetery.
Jean Camille Formigé is the father of the architect Jules Formigé (1879–1960), who was also active in the preservation of monuments.
Prizes and awards
- 1875: 3rd prize at the Salon de Paris
- 1876: 2nd prize at the Salon de Paris
- 1876: Prix Duc
- 1878: 2nd prize at the world exhibition
- 1881: Honorary Prize from the Salon de Paris
- 1885: Knight of the Legion of Honor
- 1886: 1st prize in the competition for the 1889 World's Fair
- 1889: Officer of the Legion of Honor
- 1889: Commander of the Order of the Crown of Romania
- 1904: Officer of the Tunisian Nishan el Iftikhar -Ordens
- 1908: Officer of the Mérite agricole (Order of Merit for Agriculture)
In addition, Jean Camille Formigé was a member of the jury of the École des Beaux-Arts and in 1926 president of the jury of the salon.
In 1932 a street in the 15th arrondissement of Paris was named after him, also in orange and a square in Fréjus .
Buildings and parks (selection)
In Paris
- Square d'Anvers, Square des Épinettes, Square des Arènes de Lutèce
- 1886–1908: Crematorium and columbarium for 26,000 urns in the Père-Lachaise cemetery
- 1889: Palais des Beaux-Arts and Palais des Arts Libéraux, two halls for the World Exhibition of 1889, demolished
- 1896: Square Adolphe-Chérioux in the 15th arrondissement
- 1898–1901: Auteuil greenhouses including gardens
- 1903–1906: Viaducts Pont de Bir-Hakeim and Pont d'Austerlitz for the metro elevated railway in collaboration with engineer Louis Biette
- 1903–1914: Square Willette in front of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica on Montmartre
- 1912: Reconstruction of the Gobelins carpet manufacture in the 13th arrondissement
- Monument to Jean-Charles Alphand , Avenue Foch Nr. 17-22, by the sculptor Aimé-Jules Dalou executed
Outside Paris
- Villa of the Fondation Foa in Evian-les-Bains in the style of the Italian Renaissance
- Monument to Sidi Brahim in Oran ( Algeria ), executed in 1896 by Jules Dalou , later converted into a monument to the independence of Algeria
- Monument to Lazare Hoche in Quiberon , executed by Jules Dalou in 1902
- Monument to Léon Gambetta in Bordeaux , executed by Jules Dalou and inaugurated on April 24, 1905 by President Émile Loubet (1838–1929)
Restorations
- Former abbey church of Sainte-Foy in Conques
- Facade of the Notre-Dame la Grande church, Sainte-Radegonde church, Saint-Hilaire church and Palace of Justice in Poitiers
- Former abbey church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe in Saint-Savin
- Churches of Chauvigny and Poissy
- Saint-Jacques tower in Paris
- Restoration of the Roman theater of Orange , restoration of the steps, exposure of the soil
- Restoration of the Roman theater and amphitheater in Arles
The work in Orange and Arles continued under his son Jules Formigé.
Excavations
- Formigé led the excavations in Sanxay in the Vienne department .
literature
- Jean Colson, Marie-Christine Lauroa (ed.): Dictionnaire des Monuments de Paris . Editions Hervas, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-84334-001-2 .
- Jean Formige. Architecte, Membre de l'Institut, 1845-1926 . In: L'Architecture . February 15, 1927.
Web links
- List of buildings by Jean Camille Formigé in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
Individual evidence
- ^ Julian Pepinster: Le métro de Paris . Éditions La Vie du Rail, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-918758-12-9 , p. 105 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Formigé, Jean Camille |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French architect |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1845 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Le Bouscat , France |
DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 1926 |
Place of death | Montfermeil , France |