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Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʃaʁl adɔlf alfɑ̃]; 26 October 1817 – 6 December 1891) was a French engineer of the Corps of Bridges and Roads.
Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand, né à Grenoble le 26 octobre 1817 et mort à Paris le 6 décembre 1891, est un ingénieur des ponts et chaussées et administrateur français 1 .
- 6 décembre 1891 (à 74 ans)Paris
- Française
- 26 octobre 1817Grenoble
Jun 14, 2024 · Jean Charles Adolphe Alphand. (1817—1891) Quick Reference. (1817–91). French landscape-architect and civil engineer.
May 26, 2013 · This park was primarily the work of two men: Adolphe Alphand, who oversaw the design and construction of parks under Haussmann, and Jean-Pierre Barillet-Deschamps, chief gardener for Paris. A single-arch bridge overlooks a lake; one could be out in the country.
It asks how a multi-disciplinary team of public servants, led by the engineer Adolphe Alphand, responded to the simultaneous demands of cultural and utilitarian necessities, and how the public received the new gardens.
Adolphe Alphand. Born in Grenoble, Alphand entered the École polytechnique in 1835 and continued his engineering studies at the prestigious École des ponts et chaussées in 1837. He began his career as an engineer in the coastal city of Bordeaux, working on improvements to the port, railways, and other infrastructure.
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French engineer and park designer. He worked with Baron Haussmann on the re-design of Paris and became responsible for many of the parks (including the Bois de Boulogne, the Park Monceau, the Bois de Vincennes, Buttes Chaumont, Montsouris and the gardens of the Champ-de-Mars below the Eifel Tower.
