Laurent Vallon (1652-1724) was a French architect, mostly active in the

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. Many of his buildings are now listed as ''

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''.

Biography

Early life

Laurent Vallon was born in 1652. He received his training from Jacques and Jean Drusian.

Career

He designed several

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s. In

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, he was commissioned by Henri Reynaud d'Albertas (1674-1746) to design the Hôtel d'Albertas with

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, which is listed as Monument historique. It is located on the Place d'Albertas, which was designed by his son Georges and is also listed. Together with Jean Daret and Jean Jaubert, he also designed the Hôtel d'Olivary located at 10 rue du Quatre-Septembre, also listed. He also designed the facade of the

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, a listed building located at 26, rue de l'Opéra. Additionally, he designed several Roman Catholic

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s and a church. Together with Joseph Jaubert and Jean Vallon, he designed the Collège Mignet located on the rue Cardinale, then two Roman Catholic convents known as ''Couvent des Bénédictines'' (for the

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) and ''Couvent des Ursulines'' (for the

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); it is listed. On his own, he designed another convent, this time for the

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, known as the Couvent des Jésuites located at 20 rue Lacépède, which is also listed. Additionally, with Thomas Veyrier (1658-1736), he designed the Chapel of the Oblates located at 52-60

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, also listed. Moreover, he designed the

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in Aix, which was built from 1691 to 1703. He also designed the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Faubourg, located at 36 cours Sextius in Aix, built from 1697 to 1702, and listed since 1983. With his son, he designed the Halle aux grains, another listed building since 1983, which was built from 1717 to 1759 and now houses a post office and a library. In

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, together with Jean Daret, he designed the Château des Covet, which now serves as the townhall, also listed.

Personal life

He had a son, Georges Vallon (1688-1767), who was also a renowned architect. He died in 1724.

Gallery

References

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