Joseph-Henri Deverin | |
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Born | 1846 |
Died | 1921 |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Architect |
Known for | Proposed reconstruction of the Palais-Royal |
Joseph-Henri Deverin (1846-1921) [1] was a French architect and urban planner. He was the chief architect of historic monuments.
Joseph-Henri Deverin was born in 1846. In 1865 he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts. [2] He studied under Daumet and de Lisch. [3] He built some townhouses in Paris. [2] The townhouse at 68 rue Ampère, which he designed and the engineer Weyher built around 1880, has been registered as a historic monument. It has a neo-Gothic facade and interior, and is one of the last of the tall buildings in the rue Ampère from the 19th century. [4]
In 1877 Deverin joined the Department of Historic Monuments, and in 1897 became a departmental chief architect. He worked in the departments of Vienne, Deux-Sèvres and Vendée (1897-1917) and in Loire-Atlantique (1898). His main works were Porte Saint-Jacques, Parthenay and the churches of Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes, Airvault and Oiron in Deux-Sèvres. He also restored several buildings in Vienne and Loire-Inférieure after the Department of Historic Monuments was reorganized in 1897. [3]
Deverin retired in 1919 and died in 1921. [3]
The Palais-Royal ward had become stagnant after the depression of the 1880s, visited by few tourists. [5] In 1900 a major fire destroyed the Comédie-Française. The Palais-Royal was destroyed and then restored for the twentieth time. [6] To bring the ward back to life, Deverin proposed to extend the Rue Vivienne through the palace to intersect the Rue de Rivoli in front of the Conseil d'Etat. [7] [a]
Deverin also wanted to change the buildings and build extensions incorporating the style of Napoleon III's Louvre expansion. [1] This project, which would have harmonized the architecture of the Palais-Royal with that of Hector Lefuel in the Louvre, was ultimately not carried out.
Henri Deverin also proposed to implement a statue representing the city of Paris behind the apse of Notre Dame de Paris. [8] [b] This project was also rejected.
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Joseph-Henri Deverin | |
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Born | 1846 |
Died | 1921 |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Architect |
Known for | Proposed reconstruction of the Palais-Royal |
Joseph-Henri Deverin (1846-1921) [1] was a French architect and urban planner. He was the chief architect of historic monuments.
Joseph-Henri Deverin was born in 1846. In 1865 he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts. [2] He studied under Daumet and de Lisch. [3] He built some townhouses in Paris. [2] The townhouse at 68 rue Ampère, which he designed and the engineer Weyher built around 1880, has been registered as a historic monument. It has a neo-Gothic facade and interior, and is one of the last of the tall buildings in the rue Ampère from the 19th century. [4]
In 1877 Deverin joined the Department of Historic Monuments, and in 1897 became a departmental chief architect. He worked in the departments of Vienne, Deux-Sèvres and Vendée (1897-1917) and in Loire-Atlantique (1898). His main works were Porte Saint-Jacques, Parthenay and the churches of Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes, Airvault and Oiron in Deux-Sèvres. He also restored several buildings in Vienne and Loire-Inférieure after the Department of Historic Monuments was reorganized in 1897. [3]
Deverin retired in 1919 and died in 1921. [3]
The Palais-Royal ward had become stagnant after the depression of the 1880s, visited by few tourists. [5] In 1900 a major fire destroyed the Comédie-Française. The Palais-Royal was destroyed and then restored for the twentieth time. [6] To bring the ward back to life, Deverin proposed to extend the Rue Vivienne through the palace to intersect the Rue de Rivoli in front of the Conseil d'Etat. [7] [a]
Deverin also wanted to change the buildings and build extensions incorporating the style of Napoleon III's Louvre expansion. [1] This project, which would have harmonized the architecture of the Palais-Royal with that of Hector Lefuel in the Louvre, was ultimately not carried out.
Henri Deverin also proposed to implement a statue representing the city of Paris behind the apse of Notre Dame de Paris. [8] [b] This project was also rejected.
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