Louis Le Vau
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Louis Le Vau was a French Baroque architect, who worked for Louis XIV of France. He was an architect that helped develop the French Classical style in the 17th century.
Louis Le Vau, c. 1650
Plan of the premier étage with the Seine to the right
Garden façades viewed from the riverbank
Pavilion of the King (east façade)
François Le Vau
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François Le Vau
was a French architect and a founding member of the Académie Royale d'Architecture. He is also known for being the youngest brother of the more famous French architect, Louis Le Vau.
Interior courtyard of the Château de Saint-Fargeau (1652–1657)
![Entrance front of the Château de Lignières (Cher) [fr] (1654–1660)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Lignieres_04_2009.jpg/500px-Lignieres_04_2009.jpg)
Entrance front of the Château de Lignières (Cher) [fr] (1654–1660)
Drawing of an unexecuted project for the east façade of the Louvre by François Le Vau, which may be his proposal of 1664