Jean Beausire

Jean Beausire ( born February 26, 1651 Paria, † March 20, 1743 ) was a French architect, the function of the Maître général, contrôleur et Inspecteur des bâtiments de la Ville de Paris under Louis XIV and Louis XV. held.

Life

Jean Beausire grew up as the son of a bricklayer in Saint- Séverin district in Paris. In 1670 he married Marie Roman, with whom he had eight sons, five of whom died in infancy. After the death of his first wife in 1679 he married Marie -Catherine Le Trotteur, the daughter of a rich merchant. With his second wife he had 19 children, many of whom were active in his company for the construction and maintenance of the fountain in Paris.

With the support of his rich father- Jean Beausire bought in 1683 the office of Maître maçon de la Ville de Paris ( Mauerermeister the city of Paris ). In 1690 he was appointed by Louis XIV to Contrôleur of bâtiments de la Ville de Paris. In 1706, these two offices were united under the title Maître général, contrôleur et Inspecteur des bâtiments de la Ville de Paris Jean Beausire was responsible for all the fountains of the city. The new office cost him 50,000 livres and brought him an annual income of 5,000 livres. In addition to his Brunnenbauten he got more public works contracts in Paris: in 1689 he erected the monument to Louis XIV in the square in front of the Hôtel de Ville. Similarly, the design of the Place Vendôme and the Place des Victoires he was entrusted. After the fire the bridge Petit Pont, he created from 1718 to 1719 the stone building. He created a new district between the Rue des Filles -du- Calvaire and the Rue du Temple. In 1716, Jean Beausire royale d'architecture was added to the Académie. He died at the age of 92 years, his son Jean -Baptiste Augustin Beausire then took over his office. The grandson of Jean Beausire, Pierre- Louis Moreau- Desproux, was the last architect of the city of Paris under the Ancien Régime. He was guillotined during the French Revolution on July 9, 1794.

Structures ( selection)

The following wells are still available in Paris:

  • Fontaine Colbert ( 1708), 2nd Arrondissement
  • Fontaine de la Reine ( 1732), 2nd Arrondissement
  • Fontaine de Paradis (1705 ), 3rd arrondissement
  • Boucherat Fontaine ( 1698 ), 4th arrondissement
  • Fontaine des Guillemites ( 1725), 4th arrondissement
  • Maubuée Fontaine ( 1733), 4th arrondissement
  • Fontaine Saint -Severin (1685 ), the 5th arrondissement
  • Fontaine de Basfroi ( 1719), 11th arrondissement
  • Fontaine de la Petite- Hall ( 1719), 11th arrondissement
  • Trogneux Fontaine ( 1719), 11th arrondissement

The following wells have been destroyed:

  • Fontaine Saint- Avoye (renewal of an old fountain ) ( 1682)
  • Fontaine Saint- Séverin, (renewal) ( 1685)
  • Fontaine de l' Echaude Richelieu (renewal) ( 1686)
  • Fontaine Saint- Victor ( relocation of the fountain ) ( 1686)
  • Fontaine de Vendôme (1697 )
  • Fontaine Saint- Lazare (1699 )
  • Fontaine des Récollets (1700)
  • Fontaine de Paradis ou fontaine du regard de Soubise (renewal) ( 1705)
  • Fontaine des Guillemites ( 1725)
  • Fontaine Sainte- Catherine ( renewal) ( 1707)
  • Fontaine de Louis- le -Grand ( 1707)
  • Fontaine du Regard the Annonciades (1710 )
  • Fontaine de Saint -Martin ( 1712)
  • Fontaine de Montmartre (1713-1715)
  • Fontaine de Saint- Germain -des- Prés (1716-1720)
  • Fontaine de la Petite- Hall, ( 1719)
  • Fontaine de Basfroi, ( 1719)
  • Fontaine Fontaine Trogneux ou de Charonne ( 1719)
  • Fontaine de la Reine ( renewal) ( 1732)
  • Fontaine Maubuée (renewal) ( 1733)

Honors

According to Jean Beausire the Rue Jean- Beausire, the Impasse Jean- Beausire and the passage Jean- Beausire was named in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.

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