Joseph-Michel Le Soufaché
The castle in the Parc de Sceaux
Joseph-Michel Le Soufaché (* 1804 ; † 1887 ) was a French architect of historicism .
Le Soufaché learned from François Debret and Félix Duban , and entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1830 . He then worked under Charles-Eugène-Frédéric Neveu on the renovation of the Palace of Versailles ordered by the citizen-king Louis-Philippe I , then with Félix Duban on the extension of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and on the restoration work at Dampierre Castle of the Duke of Luynes . Le Soufaché built private residences for the nobility and the upper classes, including the new castle in Parc de Sceaux from 1856 to 1862.
literature
- M. Questel: J.-M.-A. Le Soufaché, architecte, censeur de la société, sa vie, ses oeuvres, 1804-1887 . Impr. De Chaix, Paris 1887.
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| SURNAME | Le Soufaché, Joseph-Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French architect of historicism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1804 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1887 |