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Alexandre Marcel (11 September 1860 - 30 June 1928) was a French architect, best known for his

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interpretations of "exotic" international architectural styles. Marcel studied at the Parisian

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in the atelier of

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Works

His work includes: * the Pagoda Cinema, on the Rue de Babylon, Paris, 1896 * multiple buildings for the

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, including the Cambodian pavilion and the ''Panorama du Tour du Monde'' of the sea-transport company '' Compagnie des messageries maritimes'' with its "Japanese Tower" * structures at the

Parc Oriental de Maulévrier The Parc Oriental de Maulévrier (29 hectares) is a Japanese garden located in Maulévrier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. It is open daily except Monday in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The park was created betwee ...

, Paris, 1899-1913 * reconstruction of the Japanese Tower at

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, outside Brussels, for King Leopold II, c. 1901 * the new Chinese Pavilion at Laeken, for Leopold II, c. 1902 * royal racetrack at

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, for Leopold IIAlexandre Marcel
@ the Parc Oriental de Maulévrier website. * grand hall of the

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Hotel, Heliopolis,

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, 1910 * Baron Empain Palace (''Qasr Al Baron''), Heliopolis, Cairo, completed 1911 * Latin Catholic Basilica " Basilique de Notre-Dame", Heliopolis, Cairo, 1910 * Palace for the

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, now

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, 1911 * French Embassy,

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, Tokyo, 1913 *

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Memorial, Villeneuve-l'Étang Imperial Estate, in Marnes-la-Coquette, Hauts-de-Seine, outside of Paris, 1928

Sources

Online biography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcel, Alexandre 1860 births 1928 deaths Architects from Paris 19th-century French architects 20th-century French architects Members of the Académie des beaux-arts École des Beaux-Arts alumni Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Belle Époque