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Louis Le Vau (1612 – 11 October 1670) was a French Classical Baroque architect, who worked for Louis XIV of France. He was born and later died in the city of Paris.


 * The motion that put Louis Le Vau’s career into action was when he was commissioned to help rebuild part of the medieval castle of Vincennes.

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 * Early in his career he worked on the note-worthy Hôtel Lambert (1639-1644) as part of the Parisian hôtels particuliers. His contributions included the staircase the led to a landing surrounded by an eightsided vestibule at one end. On the other end he created an elliptical vestibule the connected to a long gallery with a bowwindow at the end facing the Seine ( https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/architecture-biographies/louis-le-vau )

-JAMES STEVENS CURL "Vau, Louis Le ." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. . Encyclopedia.com. 12 Nov. 2019 < https://www.encyclopedia.com >.

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 * Later in life he began working on the home of Nicolas Fouquet what would be called the Vaux-le-Victome (1656). Here he worked along-side Charles Lebrun and Andre Le Notre. Le Vau’s created a vestibule and staircase. Behind those was the saloon with a domed ceiling that slightly extended onto the garden front.

-( https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/architecture-biographies/louis-le-vau )

-JAMES STEVENS CURL "Vau, Louis Le ." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. . Encyclopedia.com. 12 Nov. 2019 < https://www.encyclopedia.com >.


 * The Galerie d'Apollon in the Louvre was Louis Le Vau’s next big project (1661-1664). Louis Le Vau, Claude Perrault, and Charles Lebrun designed the notable Façade on the east front (1665-1674) that was a prelude to Classical styled Architecture in the 18th century.


 * Louis Le Vau showed unlikely rapport to Italian Baroque techniques, considering his background, during his construction of the Collège des Quatre Nations (1661–1674). ( https://www.britannica.com/art/Western-architecture/National-and-regional-variations#ref489107 ) The Façade and pavilions complete with larger Orders and quadrants by smaller superimposed Orders show some possible influence from Bernini and Borromini.

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 * The most notable work of Louis Le Vau was at Versaille. His remodel that expanded the chateau included a garden façade that was created with the idea of simplicity. He was assisted here by François d' Orbay. When he passed away his work was taken over at Versailles by Jules Hardouin-Mansart.

He was responsible, with André Le Nôtre and Charles Le Brun, for the redesign of the château of Vaux-le-Vicomte. His later works included the Palace of Versailles and his collaboration with Claude Perrault on the Palais du Louvre. Le Vau also designed two mirroring additions across the Parterre to the evergrowing Château de Vincennes, the Château du Raincy, the Hotel Tambonneau, the Collège des Quatre-Nations (now housing the Institut de France), the church of St. Sulpice, and Hôtel Lambert, on the Île Saint-Louis, Paris.