The architects
Les architectes
Charles Barry 23.05.1795–12.05.1860
By the time Charles Barry won the competition to build the
new Palace of Westminster, he was already a well-respected
architect. Born in Westminster in 1795, opposite where Big Ben
would later stand, he was apprenticed to a London surveyor
and architect’s office at the age of 15 before embarking on
a grand tour of Mediterranean Europe and the Middle East.
On his return, he opened his own office in 1821 and soon
gained a reputation for his Church designs and remodeling
of older country houses.
Though the Palace of Westminster project would further
enhance his name, the stress caused by delays and cost
overruns would affect his already fragile health. He died
at home of a heart attack on the 12th of May 1860. Having
been knighted by Queen Victoria in 1852, he was buried at
Westminster Abbey and a life-size marble statue of him was
later placed at the foot of Committee Stairs in the Palace
of Westminster.
Charles Barry 23.05.1795–12.05.1860
Charles Barry était déjà un architecte réputé lorsqu’il remporta
le concours pour construire le nouveau Palais de Westminster.
Né à Westminster en 1795, en face de l’endroit où Big Ben allait
être construite, il fut apprenti dans un cabinet de géomètre et
architecte à Londres à l’âge de 15 ans avant de partir pour un
grand tour de l’Europe méditerranéenne et du Moyen-Orient.
À son retour, il ouvrit son propre cabinet en 1821 et devint
rapidement connu pour ses créations d’église et la rénovation
de vieilles maisons de campagne.
Si le projet du Palais de Westminster ajoutait du prestige à
sa réputation, le stress causé par les retards et les dépas-
sements de budget allaient affecter sa santé déjà fragile. Il
mourut chez lui d’une crise cardiaque le 12 mai 1860. Ayant
été fait chevalier par la Reine Victoria en 1852, il fut enterré
dans l’Abbaye de Westminster et sa statue en marbre fut
placée par la suite en bas des escaliers du Comité dans le
Palais de Westminster.
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