Talk:Pierre Contant d'Ivry

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Rue Saint-Honoré facade of the Palais-Royal
Re: Image:DSC00652 conseil etat.jpg. Braham (1980, p. 50) gives Contant d'Ivry credit for the garden facade (on the Cour d'Honneur) and the "famous staircase" (escalier d'honneur) and the interiors in the Rue de Valois wing. He attributes the Cour de l'Horlogue facade and the facades on the Rue St. Honoré (including the opera house) to Moreau (p. 106), while the Blue Guide Paris (2007, p. 249) attributes these to "Constant d'Ivry" and fails to mention Moreau. Ayers (2004, pp. 47–48) essentially agrees with Braham, but also adds that Contant d'Ivry is responsible for the design of the avant corps across from the Place de Valois. (This was recently refurbished and is again visible.) Based on Braham and Ayers I am removing the picture of the Rue St. Honoré facade and adding the picture of avant corps facade on the Rue de Valois. It would be a plus if someone could get a picture of the grand escalier and/or the facade on the Cour d'Honneur side. I looked on Commons but didn't find any. (Maybe I overlooked something.) --Robert.Allen (talk) 13:03, 3 January 2011 (UTC)