Louis Emmanuel Aimé Damesme () was an architect famous for designing the Royal Theatre of la Monnaie and the House of the renowned French painter, Jacques-Louis David, in Brussels. He was born in Magny-en-Vexin on 19 April 1757 and died in

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on 14 April 1822. Damesme was head of the architectural studio of

Claude-Nicolas Ledoux Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (21 March 1736 – 18 November 1806) was one of the earliest exponents of French Neoclassical architecture. He used his knowledge of architectural theory to design not only domestic architecture but also town planning; as ...

Biography

As a draftsman in Ledoux's architectural studio, Damesme befriended Jean-Nicolas Sobre. Together, they set up rue and carré Saint-Martin, # 16, a meeting room for a Masonic lodge. In 1786, during the construction of the enclosure of the farmers general, Damesme was head of the Ledoux workshop. On the 21st, during Ledoux's funeral, Cellerier, Dufourny, Vignon and Damesme held the cords of the mortuary cloth. He is buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery.

List of projects

* Théâtre de la Loge Olympique, on the

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, Paris ( 9th arrondissement). * His own home, and a factory, on the Rue Richer, Paris (9th arrondissement), 1788 : On land acquired in association with a man named "Goyer", Damesme built his own house and a factory, for a Flemish brewer called "Weel". * Multiple buildings, on the

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, Paris ( 1st arrondissement), 1806: For the biens nationaux, Damesme designed a project on the site of the convent of the Three Sisters of the Conception. * The Châtillon hotel, (Numbers 136-140) on the

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, Paris (7th arrondissement) * The Château de Sillery, Épinay-sur-Orge (

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(Essonne) : he designed some outbuildings and stables for the Duke of Padua. * The town hall of Magny-en-Vexin (

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Parc Mon-Repos Villa Mon-Repos et fontaine

* The Royal Theatre royal of LA Monnaie,

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: Damesme was called upon to rebuild the old theater, which was demolished due to safety concerns in 1818. The new building was opened on 25 May 1819. After a fire in 1855, the building was reconstructed according to the plans * The House of Jacques Louis David, Brussels 1818–1819. * The New Prisons of Brussels, Belgium * Remodeling and expansion, construction of outbuildings (notably stables) for Mon-Repos de campagne, in

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, Switzerland, at the request of the banker Vincent Perdonnet (1818-1821)

References

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