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Joseph Bigot was a French
* Execution of restoration works in the
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
. He was a local councillor of Quimper
Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Administration
Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department.
Geography
The ...
from 1870 till 1878. He built or renovated a number very important of monuments in Finistère
Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.
, especially religious constructions.
Early life
Architectural work
* Execution of restoration works in the Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé Abbey
Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé Abbey is a former Benedictines, Benedictine abbey located in the town of Quimperlé, in the French department of Finistère, within the Brittany region.
According to popular tradition, it was founded in 1029 by Saint ...
in 1864.
See also
* *Quimper Cathedral
Quimper Cathedral, or at greater length the Cathedral of Saint Corentin, Quimper (french: Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper, br, Iliz-veur Sant-Kaourintin), is a Roman Catholic cathedral and national monument of Brittany in France. It is l ...
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* * * 19th-century French architects 1807 births 1894 deaths People from Quimper {{France-architect-stub