Étienne-Louis Boullée

Place: Paris

Born: 1728

Death: 1799

Biography:

Étienne-Louis Boullée (12 February 1728 – 4 February 1799) was a visionary French neoclassical architect whose work greatly influenced contemporary architects. He was born in Paris and studied under Jacques-François Blondel, Germain Boffrand and Jean-Laurent Le Geay. He became chief architect to Frederick II of Prussia and designed a number of private houses from 1762 to 1778. His work for François Racine de Monville has apparently also vanished but his probable influence on Monville's own architectural works as seen at the Désert de Retz speaks for itself. Together with Claude Nicolas Ledoux, he was one of the most influential figures of French neoclassical architecture.