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2 unusual facts about Clément Métezeau


Château de Gerbéviller

The red pavilion also dates to 1620 and was built by Clément Métezeau, the architect of the Place des Vosges in Paris.

Clément Métezeau

The initial idea for blocking the channel leading to the harbour of La Rochelle in order to stop all supplies to the city came from the Italian engineer Pompeo Targone, but his structure was broken by the winter weather.



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