Jean-Charles-Leon Danjoy was a French architect who specialized in renovating historical buildings.
15 Facts About Jean-Charles Danjoy
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In 1840 Jean-Charles Danjoy was hired by the French Historic Monuments organization, which had been created in 1837, and was given responsibility for restoring the Chateau de Falaise.
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Jean-Charles Danjoy visited Spain in 1842, where he made a drawing of the Monastery of Benevivere, later published in a collection of lithographs of Spanish monuments.
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In 1843 Jean-Charles Danjoy submitted a plan for restoration of Notre Dame de Paris in competition with Jean-Jacques Arveuf and with the winning team of Jean-Baptiste Lassus and Eugene Viollet-le-Duc.
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Jean-Charles Danjoy designed the Princess Demidoff's tomb in Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
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Jean-Charles Danjoy was given responsibility for restoring Bordeaux Cathedral in 1847 and Metz Cathedral in 1848.
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In 1853 Jean-Charles Danjoy was selected as architect for the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, replacing Guillaume-Abel Blouet.
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In 1853 Jean-Charles Danjoy was named architect for the diocese of Meaux, Bordeaux and Coutances.
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Jean-Charles Danjoy decorated the chapel of Saint-Joseph in Bordeaux Cathedral, and undertook major restoration work there.
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Jean-Charles Danjoy began plans for the seminary at Coutances, but died before the work could start.
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Jean-Charles Danjoy created the design for the Chateau Pastre in Marseille, commissioned by the shipowner and merchant Eugene Pastre and his wife, Celine de Beaulincourt-Marle.
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Jean-Charles Danjoy's son Eugene Gustave Edouard Danjoy was a successful architect.
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In 1845 Jean-Charles Danjoy was awarded a gold medal for his restoration work with the Commission of Historical Monuments.
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Jean-Charles Danjoy showed a fine artistic sense in his work, as well as serious knowledge of archaeology.
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Jean-Charles Danjoy's projects had caused many problems to the authorities, and granting the decoration could rekindle the controversy.