Alexandre-Jean-Baptiste-Guy de Gisors (20 September 1762 – 6 May 1835) was a French architect, a member of the Gisors family of architects and prominent government administrators responsible for the construction and preservation of many public buildings in Paris.Richard Cleary (1996). "Gisors", vol. 12, pp. 746–747, in ''

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Early training and family

Guy de Gisors was born in Paris, where he attended the

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and was a student of

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. He was the cousin of Jacques-Pierre Gisors (1755–1818) and the uncle of

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(1796–1866), and collaborated with Jacques-Pierre on the design of the assembly hall for the

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in the

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(1795–1797).

Later career

He participated in the planning of

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in 1808 and in about 1810 took over the ongoing designs for the

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in Rome, succeeding

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and adhering to Valadier's grand plan.Allison Lee Palmer (2011). ''Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture'', p. 225. Scarecrow Press.
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. However, his most important work was the design of the Saint-Vincent Cathedral in

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in 1816. Administrative positions included Architecte du

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et des Archives Nationales (1811), Inspecteur Général des Bâtiments Civils (1811–1832), Architecte des Casernes des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (1824–1831), member of the Conseil Consultatif des Bâtiments de la Couronne (1825–1830) and architect (1831–1835) to

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. Guy de Gisors died in Paris.

References

External links

* , originally at http://pagesperso-orange.fr/richez/Burgundy/Macone.htm
Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Guy de Gisors
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