Gabriel Davioud

Jean-Antoine-Gabriel Davioud (October 30, 1824 - April 6, 1881) was a noted French architect. As a colleague of Baron Haussmann, he designed a number of buildings, monuments, and fountains in Paris.

Davioud was born in Paris and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under Léon Vaudoyer. After winning a Second Grand Prix de Rome, he was named inspector general for architectural works in Paris, and chief architect for its parks and public spaces.

Among his most notable works are the popular Saint-Michel Fountain in Place Saint-Michel, the old Palais du Trocadéro (demolished 1937), and the two theatres at the Place du Châtelet (Théâtre du Châtelet and Théâtre de la Ville).

Selected works

* Le Panorama National, now the Théâtre du Rond-Point, created for the Exposition Universelle (1855)
* Fontaine Saint-Michel, Place Saint-Michel, 1860
* Two theatres at the Place du Châtelet (Théâtre du Châtelet and Théâtre de la Ville), 1860-1862
* Temple de la Sybille on the Île du Belvédère, Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, XIXe arrondissement, 1869
* Fontaine de l'Observatoire and the Avenue de l'Observatoire (with Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux), 1873
* Mairie, XIXe arrondissement, 1876-1878
* The former Palais du Trocadéro, built for the Exposition Universelle (1878)
* Magasins-Réunis, Place de la République
* Jardins des Champs-Élysées
* Grillwork of Parc Monceau
* Fontaine du Château d'eau, Place Daumesnil, XIIe arrondissement
* Entry pavilions for the Bois de Boulogne, XVIe arrondissement
* Square des Batignolles, XVIIe arrondissement

References

* Adolf K. Placzek, "Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects", Collier Macmillan, 1982, page 504.
* [http://en.structurae.de/persons/data/index.cfm?id=d004793 Structurae entry]