Edouard jean niermans, architecte, 1859-1928
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Abstract EN:
Edouard jean niermans was born in 1859 at enschede (netherland). After studies at the polytechnical school in delft, he decides to settle in paris, where he made a name for himself by building the dutch pavilions for the world's fair of 1889. Niermans rapidly specialized in a so called "light" architecture. He laid out and decorated the interiors of some of the most beautiful parisian and provincial brasseries. Among these projects should be mentioned the brasserie mollard, rue saint-lazare, and the pousset brasserie, boulevard des italiens. The architect also built or renovated several theatres ; his name remains associated with the construction of the mogador and marigny theatre, with the parisiana and the moulinrouge. This architectural style led him to become interested in the construction and the embellishment of several casinos in monaco, nice, biarritz and trouville. Niermans excelled in an other domain : the construction of some of the most beautiful luxury hotels in europe. From ostende to madrid this craftman built more than half a dozen of these hotels. The best-known are the hotel de paris in monte-carlo, the hotel du palais in biarritz and the negresco hotel in nice. . .
Abstract FR:
Edouard jean niermans nait a enshede (hollande) en 1859. Apres ses etudes a l'ecole polytechnique de delft, il decide de s'etablir a paris ou il s'illustre en realisant les pavillons de la section neerlandaise a l'exposition universelle de 1889. Il se specialise rapidement dans une architecture dite legere. Il amenage quelques unes des plus belles brasseries parisiennes et provinciales. Parmi ces realisations, il faut citer, a paris, la brasserie mollard, rue saintlazare et la brasserie pousset, boulevard des italiens. L'architecte edifie ou renove egalement plusieurs theatres ; son nom reste attache a la construction des theatres mogador et marigny ; au concert parisiana et au moulin rouge. Ce style d'architecture le conduit a s'interesser a la construction et a l'embellissement de plusieurs casinos, a monaco, nice, biarritz, et a trouville. Niermans excelle egalement dans un autre domaine : la construction de quelques uns des plus beaux palaces d'europe. D'ostende a madrid, cet artiste construit plus d'une demi-douzaine de grands hotels. Les etablissements les plus connus sont l'hotel de paris a monte-carlo, l'hotel du palais a biarritz et le negresco a nice. Cette derniere oeuvre marque l'apogee de sa carriere. Entre 1895 et 1914 ; il impose un style tres personnel. . .