Jean-Jacques Arveuf

Jean Jacques Nicolas Arveuf-Fransquin
Born	1802 Paris, France
Died	1876
Nationality	French
Occupation	Architect

Jean Jacques Nicolas Arveuf-Fransquin (1802–76) was a French architect. He designed several châteaux, and undertook work on cathedrals in the French provinces.

Jean Jacques Nicolas Arveuf-Fransquin was born in Paris in 1802. He was admitted to the école des Beaux-Arts in 1822. In 1830 he was assigned to work on the abbey church of Saint-Denis. In 1832 he won second prize in an open competition for an exhibition hall in Tours. That year he was asked to report on the cathedrals of Auvergne, including those of Clermont-Ferrand, Le Puy-en-Velay and Saint-Flour, Cantal. He was also charged with maintenance of the Cathedrals of Reims, Chalons and Saint-Flour.

Arveuf-Fransquin and the Belgian architect Jean-François Coppens (1799-1873) were given the task of building Solvay Castle in the forest of Soinges, Belgium. It was completed in 1842. Arveuf built the Château de Boursault in the Marne valley for Madame Clicquot Ponsardin, the "Veuve Cliquot" who founded the champagne brand. It was located on the wooded summit of a hill planted with vines, and dominates the surrounding countryside and the village of Boursault. Construction began in 1843 and was completed in 1850.

In 1843 Arveuf submitted a plan for restoration of Notre Dame de Paris in competition with Jean-Charles Danjoy and with the winning team of Jean-Baptiste Lassus and Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. Arveuf's design was criticized for slighting the historical in favor of the religious function. In 1844 Arveuf presented a project for a high altar for the cathedral of Clermont-Ferrand.

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