Louis Emmanuel Aimé Damesme (French pronunciation: [lwi emanɥɛl ɛme damɛm]) was a French architect famous for designing the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie and the House of Jacques-Louis David, in Brussels. He was born in Magny-en-Vexin on 19 April 1757 and died in Paris on 14 April 1822.[1] Damesme was head of the architectural studio of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux.

Royal Theatre of La Monnaie, Brussels

Biography

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As a draftsman in Ledoux's architectural studio, Damesme befriended Jean-Nicolas Sobre. Together, they set up rue and carré Saint-Martin, # 16, a meeting room for a Masonic lodge. In 1786, during the construction of the enclosure of the farmers general, Damesme was head of the Ledoux workshop. On the 21st, during Ledoux's funeral, Cellerier, Dufourny, Vignon and Damesme held the cords of the mortuary cloth. He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.[2]

List of projects

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References

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  1. ^ Moiroux, Jules Auteur du texte. Le Cimetière du Père Lachaise / par Jules Moiroux,...
  2. ^ a b Gallet, Michel (1995). Les Architectes parisiens du xviiie siècle. Paris: Mengès. p. 166. ISBN 978-2-85620-370-5.
  3. ^ Grandjean, Marcel (1981). Les monuments d'art et d'histoire du canton de Vaud, IV. Bâle: Société d'histoire de l'art en Suisse.