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du Cerceau

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[dy ser-soh] / dü sɛrˈsoʊ /

noun

  1. Androuet Androuet du Cerceau.


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Old views of Du Cerceau, an architect of the time of Charles IX. and Henry III., show a square in one part of the grounds and a circular labyrinth in another: scarcely a plot but has this arrangement.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of these, such as the ch�teaux of Madrid and Gaillon, are known chiefly from du Cerceau’s work, as they were destroyed at the Revolution.

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Bullant and du Cerceau also added buildings on each side.

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In 1603 the remainder of the south front and the Pavillon-de-Flore were completed by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau.

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At the corner of the Rue du Petit Musc is the magnificent H�tel de Mayenne, begun by Du Cerceau for Diana of Poitiers and completed for the Duke of Mayenne, leader of the forces of the League: this too has a fine courtyard.

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