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Pierre Lemercier (''fl'' 1532 – 1552) was a 16th-century French architect or master mason. He was first of the Lemercier family of architects/masons. Work attributed to Pierre includes the western tower of
Pontoise Cathedral Pontoise Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Pontoise, on the outskirts of Val d'Oise in Paris, France. The cathedral, dedicated to Saint Maclovius otherwise Saint Malo (''Sain ...
and possible the original design of the church of
Saint-Eustache, Paris The Church of St. Eustache, Paris (french: église Saint-Eustache) is a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The present building was built between 1532 and 1632. Situated near the site of Paris' medieval marketplace (Les Halles) and rue ...
. He was succeeded at Pontoise and Saint-Eustache by his son
Nicolas Lemercier Nicolas Lemercier or Le Mercier (1541 – 1637) was a French architect or master mason. He was the son of architect/mason Pierre Lemercier and may have been the father of Jacques Lemercier. Works attributed to Nicolas include Pontoise Cathedral and ...
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