Claude Sahut Explained

Claude Sahut
Birth Date:15 January 1883
Birth Place:Montpellier, France
Death Place:Montpellier, France
Years Active:before 1912–1932
Alma Mater:Beaux-Arts de Paris

Claude Sahut (Montpellier; —) was a French architect. Many of his works took place in the Peruvian city of Lima, including state-owned buildings, such as the Government Palace.[1]

Biography

Sahut studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he specialised in ornamentation and decoration within architecture.[2]

He arrived in Peru in 1905, working as a furniture designer for the Magot Frères factory. In 1907, he was commissioned by the Peruvian government commissioned him to head the Public Works section of the Charity of Lima. Under the government of Augusto B. Leguía, he was the architect in charge of the design of the Parque de la Reserva and the redesign of the Government Palace, which Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski completed in 1937. He returned to France in 1932.[2]

Notable works

Sahut was responsible for a number of buildings in Lima, including:[2]

Sahut was responsible for a number of buildings in Lima, including:

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Palacio de Gobierno: historias de muerte, traiciones e intrigas dignas de "Juego de Tronos" . García . Oscar . 2021-08-04 . El Comercio.
  2. Web site: SAHUT, CLAUDE . Arquitectura PUCP.
  3. Web site: La Casa Oechsle . 2017-03-20 . . Cultura para Lima.
  4. News: La Casa Fernandini, la mansión de Lima que sufrió un atentado terrorista y albergó al primer ascensor instalado en la capital . Villantoy Gómez . Abigail . 2023-10-28 . Infobae.