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List of French architects


The following is a chronological list of French architects. Some of their major architectural works are listed after each name.

Étienne de Bonneuil (late 13th century)

Jean de Chelles (13th century)

Pierre de Montreuil (c. 1200–1266)

Matthias of Arras (?–1352)

Villard de Honnecourt (14th century) – architecture plans

Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau (c. 1510–c. 1585)

Philibert Delorme (or De L'Orme) (1510/1515–1570)

Pierre Lescot (1515–1578)

Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau (c. 1545–1590)

Jacques Androuet II du Cerceau (c. 1550–1614)

Salomon de Brosse (1575–1626)

Jean Androuet du Cerceau (1585–1649)

Jacques Lemercier (1585–1654) – active for Richelieu

François Mansart (1598–1666)

Louis Le Vau (1612–1670)

Claude Perrault (1613–1688) – responsible for establishing French classicism

Libéral Bruant (c. 1636–1697)

Jules Hardouin Mansart (Jules Hardouin; he adopted the name Mansart in 1668) (1646–1708) – responsible for the massive expansion of the palace of Versailles into a permanent royal residence.


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