Gare du Nord (Paris, France) : South elevation, detail of paired pilaster capitals and terminating elements
- Creator:
- Hittorff, Jacques-Ignace, 1792-1867
- Published/Created:
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
1861-1864 - Date Depicted:
- 8/1/2001
1850 AD - 1899 AD - Materials:
- glass
iron
stone - Notes:
- Hittorff's last work was the Gare du Nord (1861-1864), an iron-framed train shed with a façade incorporating Greek columns and pediments together with wide arches; on this project he worked in close collaboration with company architects. Hittorff was an innovator, like the rationalists Henri Labrouste, Louis Duc and Félix-Jacques Duban.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Beaux-Arts
Neoclassical - Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-F-P-GN-A7
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; business, commerce and trade; engineering and industry; manufacturing; Transportation construction buildings; transportation buildings; railway buildings; railroad stations pilaster: paired giant pilasters
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
8/1/2001 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10093618
- PID:
- digcoll:1826849