Guillaume Pontifs

Guillaume Pontifs was a 15th-century French master builder.

Biography Pontifs was appointed master mason of the Rouen Cathedral on 17 May 1462 and succeeded Geoffroi Richier. He remained in this position until 1496. He introduced the systematic use of skylights in the cathedral, which inspired those at Évreux, Fécamp and Eu.

He continued the work of Jenson Salvart and Geoffroi Richier in the redevelopment of the north fenestration crossroads of the transept. He also completed the Saint-Romain tower with the construction of a high floor, covered with an axe roof with curved slate panels from 1468 to 1478. It housed nine bells. while respecting the original Gothic style. The front gate of the Cour des Libraires was completed in 1484. and a wrought iron door. It opens to the east on the great sacristy known as "sacristy of the canons" and to the west on the revestiaire (canons' changing room). Jacques Le Roux, who succeeded him, completed it in 1506.

Guillaume Pontifs died in 1497.

Works 1469-1477: Completion of the Saint-Romain tower 1479: Booksellers stairs 1480: Revestiaire closure 1482-1484: Front gate of the booksellers's 1485: Begins construction of the tour de Beurre