Gilles Le Breton

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Gilles Le Breton was a 16th-century French Renaissance architect best known for his major role in transforming and expanding the Château de Fontainebleau under King Francis I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Renaissance architect
architect
human
activeIn Fontainebleau, France
surface form: Fontainebleau
architectOf Château de Fontainebleau
Château de Fontainebleau
surface form: Cour Ovale of Fontainebleau

Château de Fontainebleau
surface form: Cour du Cheval Blanc of Fontainebleau
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
employer Francis I of France
era Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Renaissance
fieldOfWork architecture
genre Renaissance architecture
influencedBy Renaissance architecture
surface form: Italian Renaissance architecture
knownFor expansion of the Château de Fontainebleau
transformation of the Château de Fontainebleau
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement French Renaissance
notableProject creation of new Renaissance wings at Fontainebleau
rebuilding of the medieval château at Fontainebleau
notableWork Château de Fontainebleau
Château de Fontainebleau
surface form: Cour Ovale of the Château de Fontainebleau

Château de Fontainebleau
surface form: Cour du Cheval Blanc of the Château de Fontainebleau
occupation architect
partOf School of Fontainebleau
patron Francis I of France
positionHeld royal architect
style French Renaissance
Renaissance
workPeriod 16th century

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Château de Fontainebleau architect Gilles Le Breton