Roger Erell (9 April 1907 – 1 January 1986) (the pseudonym Erell -RL- comes from the initials of his real name), was a French architect and resistance fighter.
Early life
Erell was born Roger Lelièvre in
Mansle
Mansle () is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is about 20 km north of Angoulême
Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a communes of France, commune, the Prefectures ...
(
Charente
Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; oc, Charanta ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, an ...
) in 1907.
Works in Brazzaville
*He is known principally for the
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-du-Congo in Brazzaville
His other works include:
* Case de Gaulle (1942).. (originally a guesthouse for distinguished visitors, now Residence of the French ambassador to Brazzaville)
* Maison commune de Poto-Poto (1942-1943)
* Palais de l'Artisanat (1943) (destroyed in 1985, except for the facade. with a fresco of Africa)
* Stade
Félix Éboué
Adolphe Sylvestre Félix Éboué (; 26 December 1884 – 17 May 1944) was a French colonial administrator and Free French leader. He was the first black French man appointed to a high post in the French colonies, when appointed as Governor of ...
(1944) next to the basilique sainte Anne
* Phare de Brazza (1944, 1952)
* Pavillon principal de la Cité Pasteur (1948)
* Basilique Sainte-Anne du Congo (1949)
* Lycée Savorgnan de Brazza (1949-1952)
* Arcades de l'Avenue Foch (with
:fr:Jean-Yves Normand) (1949-1954)
* Trésor public (formerly
:fr: Banque internationale pour l'Afrique occidentale (1950)
* Building Paternelle (avec Jean-Yves Normand) (1953)
* Ex-Banque belge d'Afrique (now Société Générale) (1954)
* Maison d'arrêt
* Clinique Grosperrin, now included in the'État-Major.
* former-Hôtel Impérial
* DST (formerly, Caisse centrale de l'AEF)
* Faculté de droit of
Marien Ngouabi University Marien Ngouabi University (French: ''Université Marien Ngouabi'', UMNG) is the only state-funded university in the Republic of Congo. It is located in the capital of Brazzaville.
History
The University of Brazzaville was founded on 4 December 197 ...
- formerly -CEG Bouboutou (formerly Centre d'études supérieures)
Death
Erell died in
Vallauris
Vallauris (; oc, Valàuria) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located in the metropolitan area, and is today effectively an extension of the town of Antibes, ...
(
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a Departments of France, department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the France–Italy border, Italian border and Mediterranean Sea, Mediter ...
) in 1986.
References
1907 births
1986 deaths
20th-century French architects
People from Charente
Architecture in the Republic of the Congo
People from Brazzaville
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