Château des Amerois, résidence du comte de Flandre

Gustave Jean-Jacques Saintenoy (; born in

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, 6 February 1832, died in

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, 17 January 1892) was a

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Family

He married into the

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of Architects. In 1861 he married Adèle-Clothilde Cluysenaar (born 31 August 1834, died 15 August 1901). They had one son born in 1862 named

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, who also became a famous architect. After his death he was buried in

Schaerbeek Cemetery Schaerbeek Cemetery (french: Cimetière de Schaerbeek, nl, Begraafplaats van Schaarbeek), officially Schaerbeek New Cemetery (french: Nouveau Cimetière de Schaerbeek, nl, Nieuwe Begraafplaats van Schaarbeek), is a cemetery belonging to Scha ...

Architect

He was a student at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. In 1866 he became the titular architect of the

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. He built important buildings in royal command such as the

Palace of the Count of Flanders The Palace of the Count of Flanders (french: Palais du Comte de Flandre, nl, Paleis van de Graaf van Vlaanderen) is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally built between 1776 and 1781 for Countess Brigitte of Tirimont-Te ...

and the Royal castle of Amerois.

Work

Brussels-Luxembourg railway station Brussels-Luxembourg railway station (french: Gare de Bruxelles-Luxembourg, nl, Station Brussel-Luxemburg), officially Brussels-Luxembourg (french: Bruxelles-Luxembourg, link=no, nl, Brussel-Luxemburg, link=no), is a railway station in the Eu ...

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, Brussels * Royal City Theater,

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. * Chateau des Amerois

References

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