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Jules Hardouin Mansart[zhUl ArdwaN´ mANsAr´] Pronunciation Key, 1646–1708, French architect. He studied under his great-uncle FranCois Mansart and under LibEral Bruant. Favored by Louis XIV, he was ennobled and in 1699 made chief architect for the royal buildings. After enlarging the royal chAteau of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, he undertook work at the palace of Versailles, where among his accomplishments are the impressive GalErie des Glaces (decorated by Le Brun), the Grand Trianon, the palace chapel, and the vast orangery. As town planner he designed in Paris the Place des Victoires (1684–86) and the superb Place VendOme (1699). The impressive DOme des Invalides (1706) in Paris is considered his most splendid achievement; it was added as a second church to the one constructed by Bruant and brought the scheme of the HOtel des Invalides to completion. Much of Mansart's work was executed in the massive Roman baroque style, but some of his designs at Versailles point toward the lightness and elegance of the rococo.
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