Louis-Hippolyte Lebas

Louis-Hippolyte Lebas (born March 31, 1782 in Paris , † June 12, 1867 in Paris) was a French architect . He was a student of the architects Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine . In addition to his outstanding teaching work, there are a few buildings in which he was significantly involved.

buildings

His best-known work is the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette ( 9th arrondissement of Paris ), for which he was the architect in charge.
Under the supervision of his teacher Fontaine, he was also instrumental in the Chapelle expiatoire ( 8th arrondissement of Paris), which commemorated Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette of Louis XVIII. was commissioned.
Under the direction of Eloi Labarre (1764-1833) he was instrumental in the completion of the Palais Brongniart ( 2nd arrondissement of Paris), the building of the Paris Stock Exchange , after the architect and namesake Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart originally commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte (1739–1813) had died before completion.

The Prison de la Roquette , more precisely the Petite Roquette ( 11th arrondissement of Paris)

Teaching

Louis-Hippolyte Lebas taught at the École des Beaux-Arts between 1843 and 1863. He was a. a. Teacher of architects.

Théodore Ballu (1817–1885) architect of the Trinity Church of La Trinité (Paris)
François Xavier Degeorge (1798–1842)
Félix Thomas (1815-1875)

Memoria

On August 10, 1868, not far from the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette church that he designed , a connecting street between the Rue des Martyrs and Rue de Maubeuge was named after Lebas , the Rue Hippolyte Lebas .

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personal data
SURNAME	Lebas, Louis-Hippolyte
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French architect
DATE OF BIRTH	March 31, 1782
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris
DATE OF DEATH	June 12, 1867
Place of death	Paris