OMG4599746: Renovation of the glass court of the Palais des Etudes des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The courtyard is an extraordinary architectural ensemble designed by Felix Duban (1798-1870) during the 1830s. In 1867, in order to protect the carving castings from the Musee du Louvre, this courtyard was covered with a glass on a metal frame which then constituted all its wealth. At the death of Felix Duban, Ernest Coquart (1831-1903) took over the construction site by covering the facades of a polychrome decor from Italian inspiration. The Palais des Etudes is an exceptional testimony of 19th century architecture. With the Cour vitree, Felix Duban completed the formidable educational program. In 1970, most of the castings were transferred to the Petite stables of the Chateau de Versailles.Photography 03/06/09. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4600757: Facade of a building in the Place des Vosges in Paris. Inaugurated in 1612 during the marriage of Louis XIII (1601-1643) with Anne of Austria (1601-1666), the royal square, known since 1800, Place des Vosges, was created on the site of the Royal Hotel in Tournelles. It consists of thirty-six pavilions, nine on each side, built of stone and brick, with high roofs pierced with beef grooves above arches. This gives it a very rigorous symmetry. We do not know precisely the master of this place. Various names were advanced but without any proof: Louis Metezeau (1560-1615), Clement Metezeau (1581-1652), Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau (circa 1550-1614) or Claude Chastillon (1559-1616). / Bridgeman Images
TEC4600783: Place des Vosges in Paris. Inaugurated in 1612 during the marriage of Louis XIII (1601-1643) with Anne of Austria (1601-1666), the royal square, known since 1800, Place des Vosges, was created on the site of the Royal Hotel in Tournelles. It consists of thirty-six pavilions, nine on each side, built of stone and brick, with high roofs pierced with beef grooves above arches. This gives it a very rigorous symmetry. We do not know precisely the master of this place. Various names were advanced but without any proof: Louis Metezeau (1560-1615), Clement Metezeau (1581-1652), Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau (circa 1550-1614) or Claude Chastillon (1559-1616). / Bridgeman Images
TEC4601225: Le theatre de la Ville, 2 place du Chatelet, Paris 4th arrondissement. On both sides of the Place du Chatelet, Baron Georges Eugene Haussmann (1819-1891) had Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) built symmetrically in 1862, the Cirque Theatre (present-day theatre of Chatelet) and the Lyrique Theatre (present-day theatre of the City). Of similar structure, only the ornaments and dimensions are different. / Bridgeman Images