- Alphonse de Gisors
Henri-Alphonse de Gisors (1796-1861) was a 19th century French architect. His major work is his extension of
Salomon de Brosse andJacques Lemercier 'sPalais du Luxembourg between 1836 and 1841 - in 1835 he added a new facade overlooking the Luxembourg Gardens, and in 1836 he extended the lateral façades into the gardens in the same style as the side facing the gardens, creating a new wood-panelled Chamber of Sessions on the first floor. He also restored the arms of France and of the Medici on the fountain in the gardens, and created a 50m long rectangle of water bounded by an alley of platanes. His work there was completed byDelacroix .He also worked on the
Ecole Normale Supérieure (1847) [http://en.structurae.de/persons/data/index.cfm?id=d002102] .External links
* [http://www.insecula.com/contact/A008685.html Alphonse de Gisors] at insecula
* [http://www.senat.fr/lng/en/palais_national.html French Senate]
* http://www.obs-hp.fr/www/preprints/pp158/pp158.pdf
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