Alexandre Raymond | |
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Born | 22 January 1872 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire[1] |
Died | 16 May 1941 (aged 69) |
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Architect, artist, cartographer, writer, illustrator |
Years active | 1900–1940 |
Notable work | L'Art Islamique en Orient, La Basilique d'Ayia-Sophia de Constantinople, Théodora de Byzance (Islamic Art in the East, The Basilica of Ayia-Sophia of Constantinople, Theodora of Byzantium) |
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Alexandre Marc Raymond (22 January 1872 – 16 May 1941) was a French Orientalist architect and artist.[1] After working in Islamic art, he turned to Byzantine art. During the last twenty years of his life he undertook substantial work, in particular on Hagia Sophia.