Pierre Le Muet

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Tanlay Castle

Pierre Le Muet (born October 7, 1591 in Dijon , † September 28, 1669 in Paris ) was a French architect under several absolutist kings such as Louis XIV and built several noble palaces .

Life

Pierre Le Muet built the Val-de-Grâce hospital with François Mansart and designed the plans for the Notre-Dame-des-Victoires basilica in Paris. He was also the architect of the castles Tanlay in Burgundy , Luynes on the Loire , Laigle in Normandy and Beauvilliers .

He translated Andrea Palladio (1626) and Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1632), as well as wrote the book Manière de bâtir pour toutes sortes de personnes .

literature

  • Jean Colson, Marie-Christine Lauroa (ed.): Dictionnaire des Monuments de Paris. Paris 2003 (1st edition 1992), ISBN 2-84334-001-2 .

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