François Mansart (23 January 1598 – 23 September 1666) was a French architect credited with introducing classicism into Baroque architecture of France. The Encyclopædia Britannica cites him as the most accomplished of 17th-century French architects whose works "are renowned for their high degree of refinement, subtlety, and elegance".
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23 January 1598 Paris
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Died |
1666 (aged 67) Paris
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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