LA VALLÉE, Jean de
(b. 1620, Paris, d. 1696, Stockholm)

Biography

French architect, active in Sweden. He was Royal Architect to Queen Christina for the rebuilding of the Royal Castle in Stockholm; he oversaw town-planning projects for Stockholm, Eskilstuna and elsewhere; he was building magistrate and City Architect in Stockholm.



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