Pierre Lemercier (''fl'' 1532 – 1552) was a 16th-century French architect or master mason. He was first of the Lemercier family of architects/masons. Work attributed to Pierre includes the western tower of
Pontoise Cathedral and possible the original design of the church of
Saint-Eustache, Paris
The Church of St. Eustache, Paris (, ), is a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The present building was built between 1532 and 1633.
Situated near the site of Paris' medieval marketplace ( Les Halles) and rue Montorgueil, Saint-Eustac ...
. He was succeeded at Pontoise and Saint-Eustache by his son
Nicolas Lemercier
Nicolas Lemercier or Le Mercier (1541 – 1637) was a French architect or master mason. He was the son of architect/mason Pierre Lemercier and may have been the father of Jacques Lemercier. Works attributed to Nicolas include Pontoise Cathedral a ...
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16th-century French architects
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