Daniel Gittard (March 14, 1625, in
Blandy-les-Tours – December 15, 1686, in
Paris
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) was a French architect.
In 1671, he became one of the first eight members of the
Académie royale d'architecture
The Académie Royale d'Architecture (; ) was a French learned society founded in 1671. It had a leading role in influencing architectural theory and education, not only in France, but throughout Europe and the Americas from the late 17th centur ...
created by
Louis XIV
LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...
.
External links
Structurae entry
17th-century French architects
Members of the Académie royale d'architecture
1625 births
1686 deaths
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