Pierre Bruno Bourla
Illustration — Bourla Pierre Bruno Bourla (19 December 1783 – 31 December 1866) was a Paris-born Belgian architect. He was the city architect in Antwerp from 1819 to 1861, and a professor of architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. His most famous work is the Royal Theatre built between 1827 and 1834, known popularly after him as the Bourla theatre.
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Pierre Bruno Bourla
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- Born
- 1783 · former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1866 · Antwerp.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- architect
- Fields
- architecture
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Teachers
- Charles Percier Bassant
- Honours
- Officer of the Order of Leopold
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Illustration — Bourla Pierre Bruno Bourla (19 December 1783 – 31 December 1866) was a Paris-born Belgian architect. He was the city architect in Antwerp from 1819 to 1861, and a professor of architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. His most famous work is the Royal Theatre built between 1827 and 1834, known popularly after him as the Bourla theatre.
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• Illustration — Botanical gardens entrance gate • Illustration — Bourla theatre • Illustration — Academy of Fine Arts entrance gate
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1783
Pierre Bruno Bourla born at former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
1866
Pierre Bruno Bourla died at Antwerp.
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former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
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He also designed new buildings for the Antwerp Academy, built the entrance gate to the city's botanical gardens, expanded the St. Elizabeth's hospital, restored the cathedral, and renovated the town hall. • Illustration — Plaque dedicated to Pierre Bruno Bourla on the south side of his Neoclassical Royal Theatre in Antwerp, built between 1827 and 1834. It is known as the "Bourla theatre" (Bourla Schouwburg) He died in Antwerp in 1866, and was buried at St. His body was transferred to the Schoonselhof cemetery in 1930.
Pierre Bruno Bourla studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Charles Percier Bassant is recorded. The field of work recorded is architecture. Work by Pierre Bruno Bourla is recorded in the collections of Vleeshuis. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of Leopold.
• 1846: Member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium • 1840: Knight of the Order of Leopold.
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Formation and teaching. Bourla studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He trained under Charles Percier Bassant. Recorded as having received Officer of the Order of Leopold.
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