Pierre Pavillon | |
Birth Date: | 20 February 1612 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Death Place: | Aix-en-Provence |
Nationality: | French |
Occupation: | Architect Sculptor |
Pierre Pavillon (1612–1670) was a French architect and sculptor.
Pierre Pavillon was born on 20 February 1612 in Paris to Henri Pavillon (unknown–1651), a painter, and Marguerite Guilheme.[1] [2] He had two brothers: Claude, a painter, and Henri, a sculptor. He was trained as an architect in Paris from 1625 to 1630.[1]
As an architect, his work focused on Roman Catholic religious buildings and hôtel particuliers for the wealthy elite.[1]
He designed the Chapelle des Ursulines, a Roman Catholic chapel on the Rue Mignet listed as a monument historique since 1924.[2] Additionally, he designed the Chapelle Saint Mitre, another Roman Catholic chapel, on the Route d'Eguilles.[2]
His designs include the following:
He married Madeleine Clemens on 15 February 1638.[1] They had two sons:
He married Madeleine Grivet on 18 December 1653.[1] They had three children:
He died on 24 November 1670 in Aix-en-Provence.[2] [1]
The Rue Pavillon in Aix-en-Provence is named in his honour.[3]