1826 – Exchange House, Paris
Architect: A.T. Brongniart & E. de Labarre
Napoleon wanted the stock exchange to be housed to reflect “the grandeur of the capital”
1836 – Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Architect: Jean François Thérèse Chalgrin
50 metres high and 45 metres wide, the Arc de Triomphe sits at the junction of twelve streets as a monument to the glory of the French Army.
1840 – Place de la Bastille, Paris
Architect: Jean Antoine Alavoine
Previously the site of the Bastille, the fortress built by Charles V between 1370-82. This was removed around 1789,
1850 – Ste-Genevieve Library, Paris
Architect: Henri Labrouste
Designed in 1839, and opened in 1851, the library was intended to contain the treasures of a nearby cloister.
1860 – Fontaine Saint-Michel, Paris
Architect: Gabriel Davioud
The Saint Michel Fountain is located between the boulevard Saint-Michel and the Place Saint-André-des-Arts. It depicts the archangel Michael vanquishing the Devil,
1860 – House of an Architect, Cite Malesherbes, Paris
Architect: M. Amoudru
1863 – New Mairie, Paris
As published in The Builder, November 14 1863.
1868 – Palais de Justice, Paris
Architect: Joseph L. Duc & Honoré Daumet
Part of the much larger Conciergerie complex, this extension of the Palais de Justice was built between 1857-68.
1874 – Design for a townhall, Paris, France
Published in The Building News, May 15th 1874.
1875 – Théâtre National de l’Opéra, Paris
Architect: Charles Garnier
This is the thirteenth building to house the Paris Opera since the Opera was founded in 1669.
