About Emmanuel Héré de Corny
Lived 1705 – 1763 (aged 57). Emmanuel Héré de Corny was a French architect.
Emmanuel Héré de Corny (; 12 October 1705 – burial: 2 February 1763) was the court architect to Stanisław Leszczyński, Duke of Lorraine and former King of Poland at his capital of Nancy.
Corny, who was born in Nancy, is famous for the harmonious suite of axial spaces he developed, extending from the Place Stanislas to the Palais du Gouvernement; the sequence is a prime example of eighteenth-century urbanism.
He died, aged 57, in Lunéville.
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Who was Emmanuel Héré de Corny?
French architect (1705–1763)
When was Emmanuel Héré de Corny born?
Emmanuel Héré de Corny was born on 12 October 1705 in Nancy.
When did Emmanuel Héré de Corny die?
Emmanuel Héré de Corny died on 2 February 1763 in Lunéville.
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Emmanuel Héré de Corny was an architect.
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Emmanuel Héré de Corny was French.
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