Gabriel Davioud
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The Fontaine St Michel in Paris, designed by Davioud

Jean-Antoine-Gabriel Davioud (October 30, 1824 - April 6, 1881) was a noted French architect.

Davioud was born in Paris and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under Léon Vaudoyer. After winning a Second Grand Prix de Rome, he was named inspector general for architectural works in Paris, and chief architect for its parks and public spaces.

As a colleague of the urban planner Baron Haussmann, he designed much of the characteristic Parisian street furniture: benches, pavilions, bandstands, fountains, lampposts, signposts, fences and balustrades, jetties, monuments, as well as a number of landmark buildings.

Among his most notable works are the popular Saint-Michel Fountain in Place Saint-Michel, the old Palais du Trocadéro (demolished 1937), and the two theatres at the Place du Châtelet (Théâtre du Châtelet and Théâtre de la Ville).

Selected works

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• Le Panorama National, now the Théâtre du Rond-Point, created for the Exposition Universelle (1855)
• Fontaine Saint-Michel, Place Saint-Michel, with sculptor Henri Alfred Jacquemart, 1860
• Two theatres at the Place du Châtelet (Théâtre du Châtelet and Théâtre de la Ville), 1860-1862
• Temple de la Sybille on the Île du Belvédère, Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, XIXe arrondissement, 1869
• Fontaine de l'Observatoire and the Avenue de l'Observatoire (with sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and others), 1873
• Mairie, XIXe arrondissement, 1876-1878
• The former Palais du Trocadéro, built for the Exposition Universelle (1878)
• Magasins-Réunis, Place de la République
• Jardins des Champs-Élysées
• Grillwork of Parc Monceau
• Fontaine du Château d'eau, Place Daumesnil, XIIe arrondissement
• Entry pavilions for the Bois de Boulogne, XVIe arrondissement
• Square des Batignolles, XVIIe arrondissement

References

• Adolf K. Placzek, Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects, Collier Macmillan, 1982, page 504.
• Structurae entry

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