Section for an amphitheatre for the Museum of Natural History, Paris

People:

Jacques Molinos (architect)
Jacques Molinos (draughtsman)
Jacques Guillaume Legrand (architect)
Jacques Guillaume Legrand (draughtsman)

Title:

Section for an amphitheatre for the Museum of Natural History, Paris

Date:

1792 ?

Description:

- Drawings DR1976:0008 and DR1976:0009 show a project for a rotunda designed by Legrand and Molinos for the amphitheatre for the Museum of Natural History, Paris. The final design for a square building with three semi-circular rotundas, was built by Legrand and Molinos in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris (1791). These drawings were once part of an album of Legrand architectural designs.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Technique and media:

Pen and ink with grey, brown, blue and pink wash

Dimensions:

sheet: 52.0 x 86.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1976:0009

Method of Projection:

section

Location:

Paris; France;

Subject Descriptive Terms:

amphitheatre (built work)

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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