biography
| name: |
Ledoux, Claude Nicolas
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pronunciation:
[luhdoo]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1736–1806)
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| biography:
| Architect, born in Dormans-sur-Marne, NE France. As architect to Louis XVI, his major works include the Château at Louveciennes for Madame du Barry (1771–3), and the Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans (1775–80). In 1785 he was employed by the Fermes-Général to erect 60 tax buildings around Paris, though only a few were built. |
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