Nationality Belgian Occupation Architect | Name Gedeon Bordiau | |
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Born 2 February 1832 ( 1832-02-02 ) Neufvilles, Belgium Died 23 January 1904(1904-01-23)
Brussels, Belgium | ||
1 hour | Square Marie-Louise Fountain, Brussels, Belgium
Gédéon-Nicolas-Joseph Bordiau (1832-1904) was a Belgian architect, active in the second half of the 19th century. His work includes the plans for the Cinquantenaire exhibition parc and buildings, the project for the North-Eastern Quarter, Hotel Metropole and other notable buildings in Brussels.
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Gédéon Bordiau was born in Neufvilles (Soignes) on February 2, 1832. Bordiau was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels and most of his career was concentrated in the Belgian capital. Working for the public administration, Bordiau was initially a co-designer of the Public Buildings section of the City of Brussels, working under the supervision of and eventually succeeding Poelaert as the Municipal Architect. His institutional involvement continues with his membership in Royal Monuments Commission and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Belgium. In these years Bordiau assures numerous public and private commissions, becoming one of the main protagonists of the architecture in Belgium in the second half of the 19th century. Bordau died on January 23, 1904.