Louis-Jules Bouchot
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Louis-Jules Bouchot | |
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 Bouchot in 1848 | |
| Born | Louis Jules César Bouchot 12 August 1817 |
| Died | 15 August 1907 (aged 90) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
Louis Jules César "Louis-Jules" Bouchot (French pronunciation: [lwi ʒyl buʃo]; 12 August 1817 – 15 August 1907) was a 19th-century French architect responsible in particular for the construction of the Nice and Milan railway stations.
Louis-Jules Bouchot was born 12 août 1817[1] at No 47 rue de Seine in Paris, from Félix Bouchot, an employee of the General Post Office administration, and Adélaïde Louise Étienne.[2]
A student of the 1834 class, he studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he was a pupil of his uncle, Alphonse de Gisors.
He alternated work with institutional commissions and private orders.
Chief architect of the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) before becoming the official architect of the French government,[3] he was one of the recipients of the rare album of the PLM railway commissioned in 1859 by James de Rothschild to photographer Édouard Baldus.[4]
Bouchot died 15 August 1907[5] at his home No 6 rue de l'université in Paris.[6] His funeral was held in the French capital, followed by a religious ceremony at église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin then the burial at Montparnasse Cemetery.[7]
Realisations
- Palais de justice de Tarbes (1850)
- Château Talabot (Bastide du Roucas-Blanc)[8] Marseille for Paulin Talabot (1860)
- Hôtel des Docks[9] à Marseille (1863). Classified as a Monument historique.
- The old Milan Central railway station (1864), (demolished after 1931)
- Gare de Valence-Ville
- Gare d'Avignon-Centre[10] (1866)
- Gare de Nice-Ville (PLM) (1865–1867)
- Gare de Toulon (Reconstruction after the fire that destroyed the station of architect Laroze)
- Ministère de la Défense at 231 boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris. (1866-1883)
Milan railway station in 1864
Nice railway station in 1865
Facade of Valence-Ville railway station.
Facade of gare d'Avignon-Centre railway station.
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Distinctions
Bouchot was made a chevalier in the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur 12 August 1860 and was promoted an officer on 5 February 1878.[11]
Bust of Louis-Jules Bouchot
A bust of Louis-Jules Bouchot was cast by Gustave Adolphe Désiré Crauk. The musée des beaux-arts de Valenciennes preserves a plaster copy and the Musée d'Orsay a bronze that belonged to the sculptor's widow before its acquisition in 1928.[12]
