Louis Damesme
Louis Emmanuel Aimé Damesme was an architect famous for designing the Royal Theatre of LA Monnaie and The House of Jacque Louis David, in Brussels. He was born in Magny-en-Vexin on the 19th of April 1757 and died in Paris on the 14th of April, 1822.[1] Damesme was head of the architectural studio of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux.
Biography[]
As a draftsman in Ledoux's architectural studio, Damesme befriended . Together, they set up rue and Carré Saint-Martin, # 16, a meeting room for a Masonic lodge. In 1786, during the construction of the enclosure of the farmers general, Damesme was head of the Ledoux workshop. On the 21st, during Ledoux's funeral, Cellerier, Dufourny, Vignon and Damesme held the cords of the stove. He is buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery.[2]
List of Projects[]
- Théâtre de la Loge Olympique, on the Rue de la Victoire, Paris (9th arrondissement).
- His own home, and a factory, on the Rue Richer, Paris (9th arrondissement), 1788 : On land acquired in association with a man named "Goyer", Damesme built his own house and a factory, for a Flemish brewer called "Weel".
- Multiple buildings, on the Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris (1st arrondissement), 1806: For the biens nationaux, Damesme designed a project on the site of .
- The Châtillon hotel, (Numbers136-140) on the Rue du Bac, Paris (7th arrondissement)
- The Château de Sillery, Épinay-sur-Orge (Essonne): Damesme designed the château and the gardens.
- Château de Viry, Viry-Châtillon (Essonne): Landscaping for the Duchess of Raguse, née (1779-1855), wife of Marshal Auguste de Marmont, who inherited the estate from her father, the banker Jean-Frédéric Perrégaux , in 1808. Destroyed in 1950. Only the Gothic pavilion remains.
- The Château de Courson, Courson-Monteloup (Essonne) : he designed some outbuildings and stables for the Duke of Padua.
- The town hall of Magny-en-Vexin (Val-d'Oise).
- The Royal Theatre royal of LA Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium: Damesme was called upon to rebuild the old theater, which was demolished due to safety concerns in 1818. The new building was opened on the 25th of May 1819. After a fire in 1855, the building was reconstructed according to the plans
- The House of Jacques Louis David, Brussels 1818–1819.
- The New Prisons of Brussels, Belgium[2]
- Remodeling and expansion, construction of outbuildings (notably stables) for Mon-Repos de campagne, in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the request of the banker (1818-1821)[3]
References[]
- ^ Moiroux, Jules Auteur du texte. Le Cimetière du Père Lachaise / par Jules Moiroux,...
- ^ Jump up to: a b Michel, Gallet (1995). Parisian Architects of the 18th century. p. 166.
- ^ Marcel, Grandjean (1981). The monuments of art and history of the canton of Vaud, IV. Bâle: The Swiss Society of Art and History.
- 1757 births
- 1822 deaths
- French architects