Pierre Chambiges, (died 19 June 1544), was a French master mason (''maître des œuvres de maçonnerie et pavement de la Ville de Paris'') and architect to

François I of France Francis I (; ; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis&nb ...

and his son Henri II. As surveyor and architect, Chambiges was involved in numerous royal and official projects: *The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Senlis *The

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*The Hôtel de ville of Paris; he oversaw the construction of the design by

Domenico da Cortona Domenico da Cortona called "''Boccador''" (ca 1465 – ca 1549) was an Italian architect, a pupil of Giuliano da Sangallo. He was brought to France by Charles VIII of France, Charles VIII and remained in the service of Francis I of France, Fr ...

(1533 onwards; demolished) *The

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and the Pavillon de la Muette in the park *The

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*The Château de Challeau, near Fontainebleau (modified, then demolished) For

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he designed and built the

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. The son of mason Martin Chambiges (''c.''1465–1532), whose west front of the cathedral of Troyes, begun in 1507 occupied him for several decades,Structurae
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