Louis-Robert Goust

Louis-Robert Goust
Born(1761-06-08)8 June 1761
Beaumesnil
Died11 July 1838(1838-07-11) (aged 77)
OccupationArchitect
AwardsPrix de Rome (1786, 1788)
PracticeNeoclassicism
BuildingsArc de Triomphe

Louis-Robert Goust (8 June 1761 – 11 July 1838) was a French architect.[1]

Biography

Born in Beaumesnil, he won the second Grand Prix for Architecture (the future Prix de Rome) in 1786 and 1788. On 1 May 1811 he was appointed architect for the construction of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, replacing Jean-François Chalgrin, who had died five months earlier.[2]

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References

  1. ^ É. Bellier; L. Auvray (1882–1885). "Goust (L.)". Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'École française depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours (in French). Vol. I (A-L). Paris: Librairie Renouard. p. 683.
  2. ^ "History of the Arc de triomphe". Centre des Monuments Nationaux. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
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