1885 – Opéra de Nice, Nice, France
Architect: Francois Aune
After the previous opera house on this site burned down after a gas explosion during a performance in 1881,
1886 – Hotel de Ville, Neuilly, France
Architect: Victor Dutocq & Charles Simonet
Perspective View published in The Architect,
1888 – New Railway Terminus, St. Lazare, Paris
Architect: M.J. Lisch
1889 – Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Architect: Gustav Eiffel
For many the defining symbol of Paris,
1896 – Railway Station, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Victor Laloux
The fabulous railway station was designed by Victor Laloux for the Compagnie d’Orléans railway company.
1898 – Banque Societe Generale, St. Quentin, France
Architect: M. Malgras
“THIS bank, the illustration of which we take from La Construction Modern,
1899 – Metro Stations, Paris
Architect: Hector Guimard
Although most have been modernised,
1900 – Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France
Architect: Victor Laloux
The Orsay station, the masterpiece of modernism and industry in 1900 greatly influenced the architecture of American stations.
1900 – The American Pavilion, Exposition Universelle, Paris, France
The American pavilion of the 1900 Exposition Universelle attracted negative reaction among those that were not from the United States.
1904 – Hotel de Ville, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Victor Laloux
A very elegant Beaux-Arts style Hôtel de Ville in a prominent site along one of Tours tree lined boulevards.
