Roger Gonthier (1884–1978) was a 20th-century
French architect, whose major works were in
Limoges, France. He worked within the ''Compagnie du Paris-Orléans'' architectural practice.
At the start of the 20th century, Limoges was expanding, and there was a revival in the construction of new
public building
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s. Gonthier designed the ''
Gare de Limoges-Bénédictins Gare is the word for "station" in French and related languages, commonly meaning railway station
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'' (
railway station
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) in 1917. One of the last great monumental train stations in France,
it was built between 1927 and 1929.
The station remains a landmark building within the city, and has been listed since 1975.
Gonthier also designed the Pavillon du Verdurier,
the municipal
slaughterhouse, the Cité-jardin de Beaublanc, and the Cité des Coutures.
References
20th-century French architects
1884 births
1978 deaths
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