Gastón Eugène Lelarge (October 12, 1861 – August 9, 1934) was a French architect and writer responsible for much of the neoclassical constructions in

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. He designed the

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, the official residence of the

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Biography

Gastón Charles Raphaël Julien Lelarge was born on October 12, 1816, in the town of

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, France, son of the Norman painter Raphaël Lelarge. He began his architectural studies early at the

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and served as Charles Garnier's assistant during the construction of the

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