Jean-François Chalgrin

(1739–1811) fransk arkitekt

Jean-François Chalgrin (France, 1739–1811) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Jean-François Chalgrin belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Jean-François Chalgrin was born in Paris and died in Paris. Jean-François Chalgrin trained at Académie Royale d'Architecture. The teachers included Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Étienne-Louis Boullée, and Louis-Adam Loriot. Wikidata associates Jean-François Chalgrin with Neoclassical architecture. Jean-François Chalgrin became a member of Académie des beaux-arts and Académie Royale d'Architecture. Jean-François Chalgrin was awarded Prix de Rome. The students included Louis-Robert Goust, Charles-François Viel de Saint-Maux, Jean Baptiste Kléber, and Guy de Gisors.

The best-known works include ‘Hôtel de Saint-Florentin’, ‘Arc de Triomphe’, ‘Église Saint-Philippe-du-Roule’, and ‘Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe’. The catalogue has 6 buildings by Jean-François Chalgrin. The dated buildings span the years 1620–1836. The buildings are in 8th arrondissement of Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris, Quartier de l'Odéon, and Paris första arrondissement. According to Wikidata, buildings by Jean-François Chalgrin belong to the styles ‘Neoclassicism’ and ‘Baroque’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include James Craig, Barnabé Guimard, Joseph Bonomi, Jacques-Raymond Lucotte, and Juan de Villanueva.