
Jules Hardouin-Mansart - Paris, France
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N 48° 51.266 E 002° 18.711
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This sculpture is located in the Jardin de l'Intendant at Les Invalides in Paris.
Waymark Code: WMD4K9
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 11/17/2011
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Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646-1708) was a prominent French architect...the Chief Architect for Louis XIV. He served as Superintendant of Royal Works..thus Versailles was the focus of much of his work. The chapel at Les Invalides...just steps from this statue was one of his projects. Read more about him at (
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This bronze sculpture depicts him wearing a long wig and typical 17th century coat, ruffled shirt and leggings. He is standing with one foot raised a little higher on a step...his thigh supporting a chart that he is perusing. The artist is Ernest Henri Dubois (1863-1930).