Claude Nicolas Ledoux
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 218 years ago |
Date of birth | March 21,1736 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Dormans |
France | |
Date of died | November 18,1806 |
Died | Paris |
France | |
Books | Claude-Nicolas Ledoux: Architecture and Social Reform at the End of the Ancien Régime |
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux | |
L'architecture considérée sous le rapport de l'art, des moeurs et de la législation | |
Collège de Beauvais | |
Job | Architect |
Nationality | French |
Education | Collège de Beauvais |
Architectural styles | Neoclassical architecture |
Designed | Saline Royale d'Arc‑et‑Senans |
Wall of the Ferme générale | |
Business partner | Michel-Robert Penchaud |
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ID | 542788 |
Claude Nicolas Ledoux Life story
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux was one of the earliest exponents of French Neoclassical architecture. He used his knowledge of architectural theory to design not only domestic architecture but also town planning; as a consequence of his visionary plan for the Ideal City of Chaux, he became known as a utopian.