Gustave Jean-Jacques Saintenoy (in French pronounced as /ɡystav ʒɑ̃ ʒak sɛ̃t(ə)nwa/; (6 February 1832 – 17 January 1892) was a Belgian architect.
Saintenoy was born in Brussels on 6 February 1832. He married into the Cluysenaar family of architects. In 1861, he married Adèle-Clothilde Cluysenaar (born 31 August 1834, died 15 August 1901). They had one son born in 1862 named Paul, who also became a famous architect.
He died in Schaerbeek on 17 January 1892. After his death, he was buried in Schaerbeek Cemetery.[1]
He was a student at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. In 1866, he became the titular architect of the Count of Flanders.[2] [3] He built important buildings in royal command such as the Palace of the Count of Flanders and the Royal castle of Amerois.