Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart was a prominent French architect. Born in Paris, France. A prominent member of Parisian society, in 1767 he married Anne-Louise d'Egremont. The couple became friends of the royal portrait painter, Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun who painted the portrait of their daughter, Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart that now hangs in the National Gallery in London. During the Reign of Terror, Vigée-Lebrun hid in Brongniart’s home before fleeing the country.

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  • Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart was a prominent French architect. Born in Paris, France. A prominent member of Parisian society, in 1767 he married Anne-Louise d'Egremont. The couple became friends of the royal portrait painter, Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun who painted the portrait of their daughter, Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart that now hangs in the National Gallery in London. During the Reign of Terror, Vigée-Lebrun hid in Brongniart’s home before fleeing the country. Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart was also a close friend of Jean Antoine Houdon, the pre-eminent French sculptor of the day who sculpted busts of his daughter Alexandrine-Emilie and his son Alexandre Jr. that are now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Brongniart Jr. went on to become a respected geologist and director of the famous Sèvres porcelain manufactory. In turn, his son Adolphe Theodore Brongniart became a famous botanist known as the father of paleobotany and a recipient of the Wollaston Medal in science. Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart designed hotels, including the Hôtel de Condé and the Hotel de Monaco, and a number of exclusive private residences. In 1782 he was named architect and controller-general of the Ecole Militaire (Military School). In 1804, he was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to create the layout for the famous Père Lachaise Cemetery. The Emperor was so pleased with his work that in 1807 he chose Brongniart to design the Paris Bourse. Brongniart did all of the designs but it would be his last work and he would not live to see the classical Greek styled building completed in 1825. The building was named "Palais Brongniart" in his honor and remains in use to this day. Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart died in Paris in 1813 and was interred there in the cemetery he had designed.
  • Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart war ein französischer Architekt. Als Schüler von Ange-Jacques Gabriel († 1782) wurde er dessen Nachfolger und führte den Bau der Pariser Ecole Militaire (Militärschule) fort. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit lieferte er die Entwürfe zur Gestaltung der Avenuen im Umfeld der Militärschule und des Invalidenheimes. Er schuf das Kapuzinerkloster St. Louis d'Antin (heute Lycée Condorcet) in Paris und zeichnete die Pläne für das Gebäude der Pariser Börse (1808), das später nach ihm benannt wurde. Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart ist ferner bekannt für den Bau zahlreicher Pariser Residenzen und die Gestaltung des Père-Lachaise Friedhofes (1808), auf dem er 1813 bestattet wurde. 1781 wurde er in die Académie Royale d'Architecture aufgenommen.
  • Alexandre Théodore Brongniart, fue un arquitecto francés neoclásico. Su obra más conocida es el Palais Brongniart, sede de la actual Bolsa de París.
  • Alexandre Théodore Brongniart est un architecte français, né à Paris le 15 février 1739 et mort dans la même ville le 6 juin 1813. Il est l'auteur de nombreux bâtiments néo-classiques parisiens, dont le palais de la Bourse des valeurs de Paris, dit aussi « Palais Brongniart » et divers hôtels particuliers ainsi que du cimetière du Père-Lachaise.
  • Alla sua formazione contribuirono gli insegnamenti di Jacques-François Blondel. Nel 1765 intraprese la sua attività indipendente con la costruzione di un teatro a Caen e di un hôtel parigino, oggi entrambi distrutti. Lavorò all'Hôtel de Condé e si occupò anche di alcune case private, dove applicò un Neoclassicismo leggero. Più severo appare il chiostro del Liceo Condorcet, allora monastero dei Cappuccini, caratterizzato da un intercolonnio dorico ispirato ai templi di Paestum. Nei primi anni dell'Ottocento si occupò del cimitero parigino di Père Lachaise, basato sullo schema dei giardini inglesi. Sua ultima opera importante fu il palazzo della Borsa di Parigi, un edificio in Stile Impero i cui lavori cominciarono nel 1807. Il palazzo fu però alterato a seguito dell'ampliamento del 1895. Suo figlio, Alexandre Brongniart fu un importante chimico, geologo e zoologo, mentre suo nipote, Adolphe Théodore Brongniart, fu un celebre botanico ed è considerato il padre della paleobotanica.
  • Alexandre Théodore Brongniart foi um arquiteto francês. Era pai de Alexandre Brongniart, mineralogista e zoólogo, e avô de Adolphe Théodore Brongniart, médico, botânico e fitopaleontólogo É o autor de numerosos edifícios neoclássicos parisienses, entre eles o Palácio Brongniart (antigo Palácio da Bolsa), diversos hotéis particulares e o Cemitério do Père-Lachaise.
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  • Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart was a prominent French architect. Born in Paris, France. A prominent member of Parisian society, in 1767 he married Anne-Louise d'Egremont. The couple became friends of the royal portrait painter, Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun who painted the portrait of their daughter, Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart that now hangs in the National Gallery in London. During the Reign of Terror, Vigée-Lebrun hid in Brongniart’s home before fleeing the country.
  • Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart war ein französischer Architekt. Als Schüler von Ange-Jacques Gabriel († 1782) wurde er dessen Nachfolger und führte den Bau der Pariser Ecole Militaire (Militärschule) fort. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit lieferte er die Entwürfe zur Gestaltung der Avenuen im Umfeld der Militärschule und des Invalidenheimes. Er schuf das Kapuzinerkloster St.
  • Alexandre Théodore Brongniart, fue un arquitecto francés neoclásico. Su obra más conocida es el Palais Brongniart, sede de la actual Bolsa de París.
  • Alexandre Théodore Brongniart est un architecte français, né à Paris le 15 février 1739 et mort dans la même ville le 6 juin 1813. Il est l'auteur de nombreux bâtiments néo-classiques parisiens, dont le palais de la Bourse des valeurs de Paris, dit aussi « Palais Brongniart » et divers hôtels particuliers ainsi que du cimetière du Père-Lachaise.
  • Alla sua formazione contribuirono gli insegnamenti di Jacques-François Blondel. Nel 1765 intraprese la sua attività indipendente con la costruzione di un teatro a Caen e di un hôtel parigino, oggi entrambi distrutti. Lavorò all'Hôtel de Condé e si occupò anche di alcune case private, dove applicò un Neoclassicismo leggero. Più severo appare il chiostro del Liceo Condorcet, allora monastero dei Cappuccini, caratterizzato da un intercolonnio dorico ispirato ai templi di Paestum.
  • Alexandre Théodore Brongniart foi um arquiteto francês. Era pai de Alexandre Brongniart, mineralogista e zoólogo, e avô de Adolphe Théodore Brongniart, médico, botânico e fitopaleontólogo É o autor de numerosos edifícios neoclássicos parisienses, entre eles o Palácio Brongniart (antigo Palácio da Bolsa), diversos hotéis particulares e o Cemitério do Père-Lachaise.
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