Victor Louis

He was born Louis-Nicolas Louis in Paris. He did not adopt the name Victor until after he returned from a trip to Poland in 1765. In 1770 he married the pianist and composer Marie-Emmanuelle Bayon. They had a daughter, Marie-Hélène-Victoire, in 1774. A full biography of Victor Louis was published by Charles Marionneau in Bordeaux in 1881. ==Work==

Louis' masterpiece is the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux of 1780. He also designed other theatres, including the Salle Richelieu on the rue de Richelieu (1790, later to become the home of the Comédie-Française) and the Théâtre National de la rue de la Loi (1793, demolished). The Salle Richelieu was the first major building with a roof structure of iron which was selected for its fire-resistant qualities when compared with wood. Other buildings include the Intendance in Besançon (completed 1776), the garden galleries of the Palais-Royal in Paris (1781–1784), the Salle de Beaujolais (1782–83), and the Château du Bouilh near Bordeaux (1786–1789, unfinished). ==Gallery==

File:FILIERES.JPG|, Gommerville, 1768 File:GrandTheatreBordeaux2.jpg |Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, 1773–1780 File:Grand escalier de l'opéra de Bordeaux.jpg |Central staircase of the Théâtre de Bordeaux File:Hôtel Saige, Bordeaux, 2020, rue Esprit des lois.jpg|, Bordeaux, 1775–1777 File:Préfecture du Doubs (façade sur jardin) (adjusted).jpg | (garden facade), 1771–1778 Château de Tauzia Gradignan vue parc.JPG|, Gradignan, 1778 Izon Ch$ateau d'Anglade 1.JPG|, Izon, 1778 File:Paris Comedie-Francaise exterior.jpg |Salle Richelieu(as designed by Louis) File:Paris Comedie-Francaise.jpg |Auditorium of the (as designed by Louis) File:Victor Louis, Design for the Garden Façade of the Palais Royal, 1781.jpg|Design for the garden galleries of the File:Galerie du Beaujolais.JPG |Perspective view of the garden galleries of the Palais-Royal File:Le Bouilh1.JPG |Château of Le Bouilh File:Théâtre des Arts 1791-93 - Auditorium - Mead p50.jpg |Auditorium of the File:Théâtre des Arts 1791-93 - elevation, section, plans - Mead p50.jpg |Architectural drawings of the ==Notes==