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Henri Labrouste[ANrE´ lAbrOOst´] Pronunciation Key, 1801–75, French architect. He was among the first to make effective architectural use of metal construction, as in his treatment of the reading room of the BibliothEque Ste GeneviEve (1843–50), Paris, in which the ceiling domes were supported upon an exposed iron framework. Labrouste also made extensive alterations on the BibliothEque nationale.
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