Tilman-François Suys (in
French) or Tieleman Frans Suys (in
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) (1 July 1783 – 22 July 1864) was a Belgian architect who also worked in the
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Biography
Suys completed his architectural education in
Paris
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, where he studied under
Charles Percier and won the
Prix de Rome
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in 1812. During his stay in Rome he became a protégé of King
William I of the Netherlands
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the new king of the Belgian and Dutch provinces unified in the
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
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. In 1817 he settled in Amsterdam and worked as an architect for the Dutch Crown. In this period his style shows the marks of the
Empire style
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created for
Napoleon
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by his teacher
Charles Percier and
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine
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.
From 1825 onwards, Suys was employed on a series of royal commissions in
Brussels
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, a city that, together with
The Hague
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in the province of Holland, had been given the title of capital of the new established kingdom. His projects in Brussels were more severely
neoclassical in character. Important creations in Brussels include the great conservatory of the
Botanical Garden
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, which is noted for its innovative use of iron and glass construction, as well as the
Royal Palace
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* Menelik Palace
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* Guenete Leul Palace
* Imperial Palace- Massa ...
.
After the
Belgian Revolution
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, which established Belgium's independence from the Netherlands, Suys remained in Brussels. He devoted himself mainly to the restoration of the new nation's historic monuments. Some of these projects, especially his
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
restorations, were not historically accurate, and were later harshly criticized. His renovation (started in 1832) of the medieval
Bouchout Castle at
Meise
Meise () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a ''deelgemeente''), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/I ...
, near Brussels, included not only Gothic Revival additions but also the earliest example of
Flemish Renaissance Revival
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interior architecture in Belgium.
Suys was also engaged in urban-scale projects, notably the project for the
Leopold Quarter
The Leopold Quarter (french: Quartier Léopold, Dutch: ) is a quarter of Brussels, Belgium. Today, the term is sometimes confused with the European Quarter, as the area has come to be dominated by the institutions of the European Union (EU) an ...
, commissioned to him in the 1830s and carried out in the following years. Eventually Suys continued to design other buildings in the new quarter designed by him. An example of such monumental buildings he designed later in his career is the Italianate
Saint Joseph's Church (1842–1849) on the /. Suys continued to carry out commissions in the Netherlands after the revolution such as the Roman Catholic, Mozes and Aaron Church in Amsterdam, built between 1831 and 1847.
From 1835 to 1861 Suys was a professor at the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he taught almost every important Belgian architect of the younger generation such as
Hendrik Beyaert
Hendrik Beyaert (Dutch) or Henri Beyaert ( French) (29 July 1823 – 22 January 1894) was a Belgian architect. He is considered one of the most important Belgian architects of the 19th century.
Biography
Beyaert was of very humble descen ...
,
Joseph Poelaert
Joseph Poelaert (21 March 1817 – 3 November 1879) was a Belgian architect. He was entrusted with important projects in Brussels, such as Saint Catherine's Church, the Church of Our Lady of Laeken, the Congress Column, the Royal Theatre of la ...
and
Alphonse Balat. Through his teaching he deeply influenced later Belgian architecture in both the
Neo-classical and the eclectic or revivalist styles.
Tilman-François Suys was the father and teacher of
Léon-Pierre Suys who would also play an important role as an architect and urban planner in 19th-century Belgium.
List of works
Churches:
* Reconstruction (after a fire) of the "
Ronde Lutherse Kerk
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Histor ...
" in
Amsterdam
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(in collaboration with
Jan de Greef, 1822-1826)
* ''Sint-Anthoniuskerk'' ( St. Anthony's Catholic Church, better known as the
Mozes en Aäronkerk
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), in Amsterdam (1837–1841)
* ''Groenmarktkerk'' (Green Market Church) in
Haarlem
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(1843–1844)
* ''Sint-Joriskerk'' (Saint-George), in
Gothic Revival
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style, in
Antwerp
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*
Saint Joseph's Church in Brussels, / (1842–1849)
* Saint-Martin, in
Gothic Revival
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style, in
Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (; wa, Djimepe-so-Sambe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 17,990 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a population density of 384 inhabitants ...
(1842)
File:Mozes en Aaronkerk 1.jpg, Mozes and Aaron Church in Amsterdam
File:Brussel-Sint-Jozefkerk.jpg, Saint Joseph's Church in Brussels
Public buildings:
* Great conservatory of the
Botanical Garden
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in Brussels (1829–1834)
*
Royal Palace
This is a list of royal palaces, sorted by continent.
Africa
* Abdin Palace, Cairo
* Al-Gawhara Palace, Cairo
* Koubbeh Palace, Cairo
* Tahra Palace, Cairo
* Menelik Palace
* Jubilee Palace
* Guenete Leul Palace
* Imperial Palace- Massa ...
in Brussels (1820–1829)
*
Academy Palace
The Academy Palace or Palace of the Academies (french: Palais des Académies, nl, Paleis der Academiën) is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally built between 1823 and 1828 for Prince William II of Orange. Today, it ...
in Brussels, formerly the palace of the
Prince of Orange
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. Completion of the designs of
Charles Vander Straeten.
File:Botanical Garden of Brussels during golden hour (DSCF8171).jpg, Great conservatory of the Botanical Garden
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in Brussels
File:Royal Palace of Brussels Old Facade.jpg, Former façade of the Royal Palace
This is a list of royal palaces, sorted by continent.
Africa
* Abdin Palace, Cairo
* Al-Gawhara Palace, Cairo
* Koubbeh Palace, Cairo
* Tahra Palace, Cairo
* Menelik Palace
* Jubilee Palace
* Guenete Leul Palace
* Imperial Palace- Massa ...
in Brussels
File:Brussels after the attacks (19).jpg, Academy Palace
The Academy Palace or Palace of the Academies (french: Palais des Académies, nl, Paleis der Academiën) is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally built between 1823 and 1828 for Prince William II of Orange. Today, it ...
in Brussels
Urban design:
* Project of the new
Leopold Quarter
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in Brussels, (1830–)
Private buildings:
* Château Waroquée, (
Castle of Mariemont), in
Morlanwelz
Morlanwelz (; wa, Marlanwé) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km2 which gives a population density of 918 inhab ...
, (1830–1836) (destroyed by fire in 1960)
*
Bouchout Castle in
Meise
Meise () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a ''deelgemeente''), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/I ...
(restoration and rebuilding in Gothic Revival), (1832–)
*
Egmont Palace
The Egmont Palace (french: Palais d'Egmont, nl, Egmontpaleis), also sometimes known as the Arenberg Palace (french: Palais d'Arenberg, link=no, nl, Arenbergpaleis, link=no), is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally bu ...
in Brussels, (extension of left wing), (1830–)
File:Meise JPG01.jpg, Bouchout Castle in Meise
Meise () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a ''deelgemeente''), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/I ...
File:Bruxelles Palais d'Egmont 802.jpg, Egmont Palace
The Egmont Palace (french: Palais d'Egmont, nl, Egmontpaleis), also sometimes known as the Arenberg Palace (french: Palais d'Arenberg, link=no, nl, Arenbergpaleis, link=no), is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally bu ...
in Brussels
Other:
* Tomb for the soprano
Maria Malibran
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in
Laeken Cemetery
Laeken Cemetery (french: Cimetière de Laeken, nl, Begraafplaats van Laken) in Brussels, Belgium, is the city's oldest cemetery still in function and the resting place of the Belgian Royal Family. It is known as the ''Belgian Père Lachaise' ...
File:Tombe de la Malibran.JPG, Tomb of Maria Malibran
Maria Felicia Malibran (24 March 1808 – 23 September 1836) was a Spanish singer who commonly sang both contralto and soprano parts, and was one of the best-known opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran was known for her stormy personality ...
External links
Buildings of T.-F. Suys on www.belgiumview.com
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1783 births
1864 deaths
Flemish architects
19th-century Belgian architects
Prix de Rome for architecture
People from Ostend
Belgian neoclassical architects
Members of the Royal Academy of Belgium