Jean-Arnaud Raymond (4 April 1742, Toulouse - 28 January 1811, Paris) was a French architect in the Palladian style.

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He was born to a family of carpenters. In 1759, he began his architectural studies at the new , then went to Paris, where he attended the Académie Royale d'Architecture, under the direction of Jacques-François Blondel and Jacques-Germain Soufflot. He won the Prix de Rome in 1766, with his design for the portal of a cathedral, then spent eight years in Italy where he developed a strong attachment to the work of Andrea Palladio.Aurélie Lacourarie,
L’Influence de Palladio dans l’œuvre de l’architecte toulousain Jean-Arnaud Raymond à la fin du XVIIIe siècle
', in Les Cahiers du Framespa, 2010 On his way back to Paris, he was appointed architect for the

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. In this capacity, he directed work on the in

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. In 1783, he was called to the reconstruction site of the Notre-Dame-de-Prouille Monastery, to proceed with interior alterations that had been started in 1746 by

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. The work was completed from 1785 to 1787. During this time, in 1784, he was admitted to the

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(the Académie Royale's successor) and was one of the founding members of the Institut de France He was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1795, becoming the first person to occupy Seat #6 for architecture. Three years later, he was named Chief Architect for the Palais du Louvre. In 1806, he and Jean Chalgrin were placed in charge of planning the

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, but the incompatibility of their proposals led to a conflict that forced Raymond to resign. Neither lived to see the project in its final form.

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from the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques @ La France Savante {{DEFAULTSORT:Raymond, Jean-Arnaud 1742 births 1811 deaths French architects Members of the Académie des beaux-arts Members of the Institut de France Architects from Toulouse

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