A. H. V. Grand Jean de Montigny

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A. H. V. Grand Jean de Montigny

French architect

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Latin American architecture
Architecture of the new independent republics, c. 1810–70
…work of the French architect A.-H.-V. Grand Jean de Montigny dominated the first half of the 19th century. In Rio de Janeiro he designed the new Academy of Fine Arts (1826) as well as the Municipal Market (mid-1800s) and the Plaza of Commerce (1820). These works are characterized by the…
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…work of the French architect A.-H.-V. Grand Jean de Montigny dominated the first half of the 19th century. In Rio de Janeiro he designed the new Academy of Fine Arts (1826) as well as the Municipal Market (mid-1800s) and the Plaza of Commerce (1820). These works are characterized by the…
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