Henri Labrouste

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Henri Labrouste was a pioneering 19th-century French architect renowned for his innovative use of iron and light in landmark library designs such as the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève and the reading room of the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.

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Henri Labrouste canonical 3
Salle Labrouste 2
Labrouste 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French architect
architect
human
architecturalStyle integration of natural light
use of iron frame construction
countryOfBirth France
countryOfCitizenship France
countryOfDeath France
designed Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
reading room of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
educatedAt French Academy in Rome
surface form: Académie de France à Rome

École des Beaux-Arts
employer École des Beaux-Arts
familyName Henri Labrouste self-linksurface differs
surface form: Labrouste
fieldOfWork architecture
library architecture
genre libraries
public buildings
givenName Henri
hasWorkInCollection Bibliothèque nationale de France
surface form: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
surface form: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris
influenced modern architecture
use of exposed iron structures in public buildings
influencedBy Neoclassicism
surface form: French Neoclassicism

ancient Roman architecture
knownFor innovative use of iron in architecture
innovative use of light in architecture
pioneering library design
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement Beaux-Arts
surface form: Beaux-Arts architecture

rationalist architecture
name Henri Labrouste self-link
nationality French
notableAchievement creation of landmark Parisian libraries
early adoption of iron as an expressive structural material
notableWork Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
Salle Labrouste
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
surface form: reading room of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
occupation architect
placeOfBirth Paris
placeOfDeath Paris
positionHeld teacher at the École des Beaux-Arts
residence Paris
sexOrGender male
workLocation Paris

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Site Richelieu hasPart Henri Labrouste
this entity surface form: Salle Labrouste
Site Richelieu heritageDesignationAppliesToPart Henri Labrouste
this entity surface form: Salle Labrouste
Henri Labrouste name Henri Labrouste self-link
Henri Labrouste familyName Henri Labrouste self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Labrouste