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Jacques Ignace Hittorff[zhAk EnyAs´ EtOrf´] Pronunciation Key, 1792–1867, French architect. He became a leading exponent of the classical revival in France, and his chief work is the Neo-Greek Church of St. Vincent de Paul, in Paris, which he built (1824–44) with his father-in-law, J. B. LepEre. Hittorff was appointed (1833) architect for the embellishments of the Place de l'Etoile, the Champs ElysEes, and the Place de la Concorde. He designed the column in the Place VendOme and other civic adornments. He also built (1861–63) the Gare du Nord.
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