Henri Labrouste, Architect, Parisian Building, Bibliotheque Nationale, France

Henri Labrouste, Paris : Architecture Information

19th Century French Architect Practice - famous for the Bibliotheque Nationale



Henri Labrouste - Key Projects

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Bibliotheque Nationale / French National Library
Location: Quai François-Mauriac 75706, Paris XIIIe
Date: 1862-68

A key Paris building that appears in most histories of world architecture. The Reading Room is noted for its advanced construction, using iron frame for its structure.

The architect Labrouste was appointed in 1854.

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Henri Labrouste - Practice Information

Pierre François Henri Labrouste
1801-75

born in Paris

Trained at Collège Sainte-Barbe then later at École des Beaux Arts school of architecture in Paris, France.

Henri Labrouste travelled widely in Italy and stayed in Rome for six years.

Henri Labrouste : French Architect

President Mitterrand´s “Les Grands Projects” in Paris

lnstitut du Monde Arabe
Opéra de la Bastille
Cité de la Musique
Parc de la Villette
Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterand
La Grande Arche de La Défense

Paris Architects



Henri Labrouste : Historic Architect

Paris Buildings - key designs
Sacré Coeur
photograph © Adrian Welch

French Architecture

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