François-Benjamin Chaussemiche (June 4, 1864 – 1945) was a French architect. Chaussemiche was born in

Tours Tours ( ; ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabita ...

, and in 1883 entered the

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where he became a student and later colleague of Victor Laloux. He won the ''

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'' for architecture in 1893, and served as chief architect of the

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from 1917-1924, during which time he created the ''Parc botanique de Jussieu'' (now the

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Selected works

* 1903 - restoration of the temple of Jupiter Anxur (

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). * 1904-1904 - ''Grands Thermes'' spa of

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. * Musée d'Alésia (

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). * 1913 - restoration of palaces and gardens of Versailles and the Grand and Petit Trianon. * 1920 - total reconstruction of châteaux of Monceaux at Méhoudin. * 1930-1933 - Botanical gallery of the ''

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'' in

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References

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