Gustave Saintenoy
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Stained glass window of woman with distinctive nose, "La Vague", in the , Brussels.
Gustave Jean-Jacques Saintenoy (French pronunciation: [ɡystav ʒɑ̃ ʒak sɛ̃t(ə)nwa]; born in Brussels, 6 February 1832, died in Schaerbeek, 17 January 1892) was a Belgian architect.
Family[]
He married into the Cluysenaar family of Architects. In 1861 he married Adèle-Clothilde Cluysenaar (born 31 August 1834, died 15 August 1901). They had one son born in 1862 named Paul, who also became a famous architect.
After his death he was buried in Schaerbeek Cemetery.[1]
Architect[]
He was a student at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. In 1866 he became the titular architect of the Count of Flanders.[2][3] He built important buildings in royal command such as the Palace of the Count of Flanders and the Royal castle of Amerois.
Work[]
- Brussels-Luxembourg railway station[4]
- Palace of the Count of Flanders, Brussels
- Royal City Theater, Bruges.
- Chateau des Amerois
References[]
Categories:
- 19th-century Belgian architects
- Klausener Family
- 1832 births
- 1892 deaths
- Architects from Brussels
- Burials at Schaerbeek Cemetery