Jacques-Germain Soufflot

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Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713–1780) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Jacques-Germain Soufflot belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Jacques-Germain Soufflot was born in Irancy and died in Paris. Jacques-Germain Soufflot trained at French Academy in Rome. Jacques-Germain Soufflot worked in Lyon and Paris. Jacques-Germain Soufflot became a member of Académie Royale d'Architecture and Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon. The students included Melchior Munet, Maximilien Brébion, and Jean-Baptiste Rondelet.

The best-known works include ‘Panthéon’, ‘Temple du Change’, and ‘Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon’. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Jacques-Germain Soufflot. The dated buildings span the years 1200–1781. The buildings are in Quartier de la Sorbonne, Lyons andra arrondissement, Paris, and 5th arrondissement of Lyon. According to Wikidata, buildings by Jacques-Germain Soufflot belong to the ‘Neoclassicism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Lambert Krahe, Giovanni Battista Borra, Matti Honka, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, and Gaetano Matteo Pisoni.