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Charles Chipiez

Charles Chipiez (ʃaʁl ʃipje; 1835–1901) was an influential French architect, Egyptologist, Iranologist, and an avid historian of the ancient world's architecture. He was a teacher in École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris, France, and helped build the "École Nationale Professionnelle d'Armentières" or the National Professional building of Armentières in 1887. Chipiez with the help of architect, hellenist, and architectural historian Georges Perrot wrote some of the most detailed description of the architectural achievements of the ancient world in such places as Egypt, Greece, Persia, Lydia, Lycia and Assyria.

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Charles Chipiez

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Full name
Jérôme Charles Chipiez.
Born
1835. · Écully.
Died
1901. · 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Nationality
France.
Occupation
architect, art historian, archaeologist, egyptologist and iranologist.
Fields
history of architecture, architecture and Egyptology.
Education
École d'architecture de Lyon.
Teachers
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.
Honours
Knight of the Legion of Honour and Officer of the Legion of Honour.
Languages
French.

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Charles Chipiez (ʃaʁl ʃipje; 1835–1901) was an influential French architect, Egyptologist, Iranologist, and an avid historian of the ancient world's architecture. He was a teacher in École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris, France, and helped build the "École Nationale Professionnelle d'Armentières" or the National Professional building of Armentières in 1887. Chipiez with the help of architect, hellenist, and architectural historian Georges Perrot wrote some of the most detailed description of the architectural achievements of the ancient world in such places as Egypt, Greece, Persia, Lydia, Lycia and Assyria.

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