Pierre Pavillon

Pierre Pavillon (1612–1670) was a French architect and sculptor.

Early life
Pierre Pavillon was born on 20 February 1612 in Paris to Henri Pavillon (unknown–1651), a painter, and Marguerite Guilheme. He had two brothers: Claude, a painter, and Henri, a sculptor. He was trained as an architect in Paris from 1625 to 1630.

Career
As an architect, his work focused on Roman Catholic religious buildings and hôtel particuliers for the wealthy elite.

He designed the Chapelle des Ursulines, a Roman Catholic chapel on the Rue Mignet listed as a monument historique since 1924. Additionally, he designed the Chapelle Saint Mitre, another Roman Catholic chapel, on the Route d'Eguilles.

His designs include the following:


 * Hôtel de Boisgelin, located at 11, rue du Quatre-Septembre and listed since 1964
 * Hôtel de Lestang-Parade, located at 18, rue de l'Opéra and listed since 1980
 * Hôtel de Forbin, located at 20 Cours Mirabeau and listed since 1990
 * sculptures in the courtyard of the City Hall in Aix, listed since 1995
 * Pavillon Vendôme, listed since 1953

Personal life
He married Madeleine Clemens on 15 February 1638. They had two sons:
 * Balthazard Pavillon (1648–1729)
 * Jean Pavillon (1651–unknown)

He married Madeleine Grivet on 18 December 1653. They had three children:
 * Magdeleine Pavillon (1655–unknown)
 * Françoise Pavillon (1656–unknown)
 * François Pavillon (1670–unknown)

He died on 24 November 1670 in Aix-en-Provence.

Legacy
The Rue Pavillon in Aix-en-Provence is named in his honour.

Secondary source

 * Jean Boyer, Pierre Pavillon (1612-1670): un architecte-sculpteur parisien en Provence (Nobele, 1968).