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Jacques Ignace Hittorff or, in German, Jakob Ignaz Hittorff (German: [ˈjaːkop ˈɪɡnaːts ˈhɪtɔʁf], French: [ʒak iɲas itɔʁf]) (Cologne, 20 August 1792 – 25 March 1867) was a German-born French architect who combined advanced structural use of new materials, notably cast iron, with conservative Beaux-Arts classicism in a career that ...
Jacques Ignace Hittorff est un architecte français d'origine allemande, né Jakob Ignaz Hittorff le 20 août 1792 à Cologne (Saint-Empire) et mort le 25 mars 1867 à Paris 9 e.
Jacques-Ignace Hittorff was typical of those architects who combined the practice of modern classicism with archaeological investigation into Greek and Roman architecture. His Gare du Nord, Paris (1861–65), showed brilliantly how a language ultimately inspired by the triumphal arches of ancient Rome could lend an….
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May 18, 2018 · Hittorff, Jakob Ignaz, known as Jacques-Ignace (1792–1867). German-born architect and scholar. He settled in Paris (1811), and studied under Percier from whom he acquired his ‘liberal’ Classicism and eclectic philosophy.
The Works and Doctrine of Jacques Ignace Hittorf (1792–1867): Structural Innovation and Formal Expression in French Architecture, 1810–1867. Donald Schneider.
Hittorff’s primary career, however, was as an architect. His architectural commissions included the decorative design of the Place de la Concorde where he placed statuary and fountains to impressive result.
Jacques Ignace Hittorff before 1859. An established architect in the service of Louis XVIII, Hittorff completed his training with several trips at the beginning of 1820.
