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Jacques-Germain Soufflot
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French architect (1713–1780)
Key facts
- Born
- 22 July 1713, Irancy , Kingdom of France
- Died
- 29 August 1780 (1780-08-29) (aged 67), Paris , Kingdom of France
- Occupation
- Architect
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Place of birth
- Irancy
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- architect
- Educated at
- French Academy in Rome
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon
- Image
- Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713 -1780).jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- place of burial
- Panthéon
- Commons category
- Jacques-Germain Soufflot
- date of birth
- 1713-07-22
- date of death
- 1780-08-29
- Commons Creator page
- Jacques-Germain Soufflot
- Commons gallery
- Jacques-Germain Soufflot
- name in native language
- Jacques-Germain Soufflot
- has works in the collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- social classification
- single person
- described at URL
- arch-pavouk.cz/index.php/architekti/790-soufflot-jacques-germain
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacques-Germain Soufflot ( French pronunciation: [ʒak ʒɛʁmɛ̃ suflo], 22 July 1713 – 29 August 1780) was a French architect in the international circle that introduced neoclassicism. His most famous works are the Panthéon in Paris, built from 1755 onwards, originally as a church dedicated to Saint Genevieve, and the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon in Lyon.
Biography
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