About Gaston Lelarge
Lived 1861 – 1934 (aged 72–73). Gaston Lelarge was a French architect.
Gastón Eugène Lelarge (October 12, 1861 – August 9, 1934) was a French architect and writer responsible for much of the neoclassical constructions in Colombia. He designed the Casa de Nariño, the official residence of the President of Colombia.
Biography Gastón Charles Raphaël Julien Lelarge was born on October 12, 1816, in the town of Rouen, France, son of the Norman painter Raphaël Lelarge. He began his architectural studies early at the Académie des Beaux-Arts and served as Charles Garnier's assistant during the construction of the Paris Opera.
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Who was Gaston Lelarge?
French architect
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Gaston Lelarge was born in 1861 in Rouen.
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Gaston Lelarge died in 1934 in Cartagena.
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Gaston Lelarge was an architect.
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Gaston Lelarge was French.
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