Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève (Paris, France) : General view of interior, looking diagonally across space, from northeast
- Creator:
- Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875
- Published/Created:
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
1838-1851 - Date Depicted:
- ca. 1990's
1800 AD - 1849 AD - Materials:
- iron
stone - Notes:
- Labrouste finally received his first important public commission: the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Place du Panthéon, Paris. He worked for four years (1839-1842) on the design of the building, which was opened in 1851. He conceived the library as a sort
- Variant Titles:
- Sainte-Geneviève Library
- Topics:
- Architecture -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Neoclassical
Renaissance Revival - Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-LH-BS-C2
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
libraries (buildings) (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 construction buildings; libraries (buildings)
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's - 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:
- 10089960
- PID:
- digcoll:2331320