Jean Desbois
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Jean Desbois was a French architect who rose to fame during the 20th century and left significant landmarks in France and in Cambodia such as the Central Market in Phnom Penh.
Jean Desbois was the designer of one of the most iconic landmarks of Phnom Penh, the Phsar Thmey.
Jean Desbois's most notorious architectural legacy in France is the facade of the UGC Normandie Cinema built in 1937 on the Champs-Élysées, the largest avenue in Paris.
Ernest Hébrard
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Ernest Hébrard was a French architect, archaeologist and urban planner, best known for his urban plan for the center of Thessaloniki, Greece, after the great fire of 1917.
Jean Desbois
…Desbois worked with his Excellency King Sisowath Monivong in the 1930s, and notably contributed to the design of the Le Royal Hotel in collaboration with Ernest Hébrard in 1938. He received the honorary title of Knight of the Royal Order of Cambodia in 1924. After building the Central Market in Phnom Penh, Jean Desbois…
Reconstruction of the Palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian in its original appearance upon completion in 305 AD, by Ernest Hébrard
Martyr's Church, Cửa Bắc Church, c.1929-31
Indochina Ministry of Finance, now Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1924–28
French School of the Far East, now National Museum of Vietnamese History, 1928–32