Charles-Auguste Questel (19 September 1807 – 30 January 1888) was a French architect and teacher. As well as designing new buildings, his projects included the preservation of historical monuments. He worked on several historical monuments included in France's first list of such structures, the list of 1840.

Biography

Born in Paris, Questel was a student of Félix Duban at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, and took a second-place Prix de Rome in 1844. He became a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1871. Questel became the patron of his own ''atelier'' at the Ecole. Among his students were Henri Paul Nénot,

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Works

His architectural work includes:

New buildings

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1841 onwards *Romanesque abbey church of Saint-Gilles 1842 onwards. (World Heritage Site)

Sources

Structurae page on Questel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Questel, Charles-Auguste 1807 births 1888 deaths Architects from Paris 19th-century French architects Prix de Rome for architecture Preservationist architects École des Beaux-Arts alumni Academic staff of the École des Beaux-Arts Members of the Académie des beaux-arts Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Architects from Versailles