Étienne-Hippolyte Godde
Illustration — Church of St. Denys du Saint-Sacrement, Paris • Illustration — interior, Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle, Paris Étienne-Hippolyte Godde (26 December 1781 – 1869) was a French neoclassic architect. Étienne-Hippolyte Godde was born in Breteuil, Oise, educated at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, and Architect of the City of Paris from 1813 to 1830, Godde designed some thirty religious buildings, six public buildings, and numerous other structures.
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Étienne-Hippolyte Godde

Godde, Etienne Hippolyte (Breteuil, 26–12–1781 - Paris, 07–12–1869), dessinateur · CC0
- Born
- Étienne-Hippolyte Godde was born on 26 December 1781. · Breteuil.
- Died
- Étienne-Hippolyte Godde died in 1869. · Paris.
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- France
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- architect
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- Chapel of the Père-Lachaise Cemetery
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
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- French
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Étienne-Hippolyte Godde nacque a Breteuil-sur-Noye (1781) e morì a Parigi (1869).
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Among his apprentices was Henri Labrouste. In poverty later in life, he was buried in the 27th division of Père Lachaise Cemetery.
The recorded working language is French. Residence is recorded at Paris. Positions recorded include Architect of the City of Paris. Works named in the authority record are Chapel of the Père-Lachaise Cemetery. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
• Church of Boves in Picardie, 1805-1818 • restructuring of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés between 1819 and 1827 • Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle, Paris, 2nd arrondissement, 1823-1829 • the chapel and the gate of Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, 1823-1825 • Church of St. Pierre du Gros Caillou, in Paris, 7th arrondissement, 1829 • Church of St. Denys du Saint-Sacrement in Paris, 3rd arrondissement, with pediment sculpture by Jean-Jacques Feuchère, 1835 • restoration of the Church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, Paris, 1st arrondissement, 1838-1848 • Enlargement of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Church, Paris • expansion and renovation of Église Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, Paris, 8th arrondissement, 1846 • Cathédrale Sainte-Croix-Saint-Jean-des-Arméniens, 1855 • Old Seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris • Part of the old Hotel de Ville in Paris (destroyed during the Commune) in collaboration with Jean-Baptiste Lesueur • reconstruction work at Amiens Cathedral

Auteur(s): Godde, Etienne Hippolyte (Breteuil, 26–12–1781 - Paris, 07–12–1869), dessinateur Autre titre: Coupe en long de l'église du Saint Sacrement à construire rue Saint Louis au marais (Titre inscrit (lettre)) Date de production: 23–04–1823 Type(s) d'objet(s): Dessin Dénomination(s): Dessin d'architecture Dimensions -
Godde, Etienne Hippolyte (Breteuil, 26–12–1781 - Paris, 07–12–1869), dessinateur

Auteur(s): Godde, Etienne Hippolyte (Breteuil, 26–12–1781 - Paris, 07–12–1869), dessinateur Autre titre: Eglise du St Sacrement a construire Rue St Louis au marais. détail de charpente. Coupe sur la ligne A'B du Plan (Titre inscrit (lettre)) Date de production: 23–04–1823 Type(s) d'objet(s): Dessin Dénomination(s): Dessin d'architecture Dimensions -
Godde, Etienne Hippolyte (Breteuil, 26–12–1781 - Paris, 07–12–1869), dessinateur
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- 2.A dictionary of architecture and building: biographical ..., Volume 2 edited by Russell Sturgis, 1901, page 265
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