Alexandre Marcel



Alexandre Marcel (11 September 1860 - 30 June 1928) was a French architect, best known for his Belle Époque interpretations of "exotic" international architectural styles.

Marcel studied at the Parisian École des Beaux-Arts in the atelier of Louis-Jules André.

Works
His work includes:


 * the Pagoda Cinema, on the Rue de Babylon, Paris, 1896
 * multiple buildings for the Paris Exposition of 1900, including the Cambodian pavilion and the Panorama du Tour du Monde of the sea-transport company Compagnie des messageries maritimes with its "Japanese Tower"
 * structures at the Parc Oriental de Maulévrier, Paris, 1899-1913
 * reconstruction of the Japanese Tower at Laeken, outside Brussels, for King Leopold II, c. 1901
 * the new Chinese Pavilion at Laeken, for Leopold II, c. 1902
 * royal racetrack at Ostend, for Leopold II
 * grand hall of the Heliopolis Palace Hotel, Heliopolis, Cairo, 1910
 * Baron Empain Palace (Qasr Al Baron), Heliopolis, Cairo, completed 1911
 * Latin Catholic Basilica "Basilique de Notre-Dame", Heliopolis, Cairo, 1910
 * Palace for the Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala, now Punjab, India, 1911
 * French Embassy, Shiba Park, Tokyo, 1913
 * Lafayette Escadrille Memorial, Villeneuve-l'Étang Imperial Estate, in Marnes-la-Coquette, Hauts-de-Seine, outside of Paris, 1928