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Charles-Auguste Questel
Charles-Auguste Questel (19 September 1807 – 30 January 1888) was a French architect and teacher. As well as designing new buildings, his projects included the preservation of historical monuments. He worked on several historical monuments included in France's first list of such structures, the list of 1840. Biography Born in Paris, Questel was a student of Félix Duban at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, and took a second-place Prix de Rome in 1844. He became a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1871. Questel became the patron of his own ''atelier'' at the Ecole. Among his students were Henri Paul Nénot, Ernest Sanson, James Freret, Eugène Train and the Swiss architect Alfred Friedrich Bluntschli; he was the father-in-law of French architect Honoré Daumet. Questel died in Paris. Upon his death the ''atelier'' was taken over by Jean-Louis Pascal. Works His architectural work includes: New buildings * the church of Saint-Paul in Nîmes built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-paul Nîmes
Saint Paul and Apostle Paul usually refers to Paul the Apostle, the Christian religious leader. People Martyr saints * Paul (d. ca. 362), Roman martyr, see John and Paul * Paul (3rd century), one of a group of four martyrs, see Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise * Paul, of Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides, a group of four martyrs killed in 326 * Paul and Ninety Companions (died 1240), Dominican martyrs * Paul Chong Hasang of the Korean Martyrs (19th century) * Paul Hanh, Paul Khoan Khan Pham, Paul Loc Van Le, Paul Tinh Boa Le, Paul Tong Buong, and Paul Duong of the Vietnamese Martyrs (18th and 19th centuries) Other saints * Paul of Narbonne (3rd century) * Paul the Simple (d. ca. 339), Egyptian saint * Paul of Narbonne (3rd century) * Paul of Tammah (died 415), Egyptian saint * Paul of Thebes (c. 220–341), Egyptian saint, regarded as the first Christian hermit * Paul Aurelian (6th century), one of the seven founder saints of Brittany * Paul of Xeropotamou (9th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
