Jean-Charles Danjoy
| Jean-Charles-Léon Danjoy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
31 May 1806 Avensac, Gers, France |
| Died | 4 September 1862 (aged 56) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Château de Falaise, Meaux, cathédrale Saint-Etienne, Château Pastré |
Jean-Charles-Léon Danjoy (31 May 1806 – 4 September 1862) was a French architect who specialized in renovating historical buildings.
Danjoy was born on 31 May 1806 in Avensac in the Gers department of southwestern France. In 1827 he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. There he studied in the studio of Jean-Nicolas Huyot. As a young man he struggled to make a living through the sale of architectural drawings and lithographs.
In 1840 Danjoy was hired by the French Historic Monuments organization, which had been created in 1837, and was given responsibility for restoring the Château de Falaise. Other restoration projects included the church of Lisieux Cathedral, the Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in Manche, the Tour Pey-Berland in Bordeaux and the Collégiale de Braisne. In 1842 he won the gold prize in an open competition to design the tomb of Napoleon. He visited Spain in 1842, where he made a drawing of the Monastery of Benevívere, later published in a collection of lithographs of Spanish monuments.
In 1843 Danjoy submitted a plan for restoration of Notre Dame de Paris in competition with Jean-Jacques Arveuf and with the winning team of Jean-Baptiste Lassus and Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. That year he was given responsibility for restoring Meaux Cathedral. Around 1845 he was architect of a house in Auteuil in the Gothic style. He designed the Princess Demidoff's tomb in Père Lachaise Cemetery. Danjoy was given responsibility for restoring Bordeaux Cathedral in 1847 and Metz Cathedral in 1848.
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