Hector Guimard

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Hector Guimard was a pioneering French architect and designer best known for his sinuous, organic Art Nouveau style, especially the iconic Paris Métro entrances.

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Guimard 1
Victor Horta 1

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instanceOf Art Nouveau architect
architect
designer
human
activeIn France
Paris
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1867-03-10
dateOfDeath 1942-05-20
designed Art Nouveau decorative objects
Art Nouveau
surface form: Art Nouveau furniture

Art Nouveau lighting fixtures
Castel Béranger in Paris
Hôtel Guimard
surface form: Hôtel Guimard in Paris

Hôtel Mezzara in Paris
Maison Coilliot in Lille
Paris Metro
surface form: Paris Métro entrance at Porte Dauphine

Synagogue de la rue Pavée
surface form: Synagogue de la rue Pavée in Paris

standardized cast-iron Paris Métro entrances
educatedAt École de l’Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs
surface form: École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs

École des Beaux-Arts
surface form: École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
familyName Hector Guimard self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guimard
fieldOfWork architecture
furniture design
industrial design
interior design
givenName Hector
influenced Art Nouveau architecture in France
influencedBy Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
surface form: Viollet-le-Duc
movement Art Nouveau
name Hector Guimard self-link
nationality French
notableFor iconic Paris Métro entrances with organic forms
pioneering French Art Nouveau architecture
notableWork Castel Béranger
Hôtel Guimard
Hôtel Mezzara
Maison Coilliot
Paris Metro
surface form: Paris Métro entrances

Synagogue de la rue Pavée
occupation architect
designer
placeOfBirth France
Lyon
placeOfDeath New York City
United States of America
sexOrGender male
spouse Adeline Oppenheim Guimard
style Art Nouveau
surface form: Art Nouveau architecture

Art Nouveau
surface form: Art Nouveau decorative arts

sinuous organic forms

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Hector Guimard familyName Hector Guimard self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guimard
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc influenced Hector Guimard
Hector Guimard name Hector Guimard self-link
Art Nouveau notableArchitect Hector Guimard
this entity surface form: Victor Horta
Art Nouveau notableArchitect Hector Guimard