Pierre-Alexis Delamair

In one, Delamair proposed in 1725 enlarging and connecting as one, the three islands in the Seine, the Île de la Cité, the Île Saint-Louis, and the Île Louvier, to make a single Île de Paris that would make a more suitable site for the Hôtel de Ville. The idea was taken up by Pierre-Louis Moreau-Desproux in 1769 and expanded towards the end of the 18th century by Pierre Patte and by Charles De Wailly. Delamair completed four hôtels particuliers, the Hôtel Chanac de Pompadour (1704–1710) in Paris for Abbé Pierre Hélie Chanac de Pompadour, the Hôtel de Soubise in Paris (1704–1709), for François de Rohan, prince de Soubise, and the adjoining Hôtel de Rohan (1704–1708), built for Soubise's son, Armand-Gaston, bishop of Strasbourg, and revisions to the former Palais Rohan in Strasbourg (1705–1708, demolished within Delamair's lifetime for the present structure). His replacement at the Rohan houses by Germain Boffrand, at the moment of his precocious triumph, left him an embittered man.

• Name — Pierre-Alexis Delamair • Born — 1676 • Birthplace — Paris • Died — July 25, 1745 • Place of death — Agde • Occupation — Architect • Years Active — 1695-1745 • Notable Works — Hôtel de Rohan (Paris)

• Illustration — The historic façade of the Hôtel Chanac de Pompadour, Paris (1704) • Illustration — Hôtel de Rohan, Paris (1704) • Illustration — Hôtel de Soubise, Paris (1704) • Illustration — Palais Rohan, Strasbourg (revisions 1705–1708, later demolished)