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At Versailles he is thought to have been primarily responsible for the design of the Escalier des Ambassadeurs (decorated by Charles Le Brun), although d'Orbay apparently relied very heavily on an earlier design by Claude Perrault for a stairway at the Louvre.
He designed (drawing heavily on Bullet's work) the Arc de Triomphe du Peyrou, Montpellier (1690), built (1691–2) in modified form by Augustin-Charles d'Aviler (1653–1700), and the Cathedral of Mountauban (1691–1739— with changes by Hardouin-Mansart).
Orbay, François d' (1631–97). Paris -born architect. He assisted Le Vau at the Château de Vincennes (1654–61), and after Le Vau's death executed the designs for the Escalier des Ambassadeurs (Ambassadors' Stair), Versailles (1674–80—derived from a design by Perrault of c. 1667–8, but destroyed), and the Collège des Quatre Nations ...
François d'Orbay was a French architect and interior designer who worked on the Palace Of Fontainebleau's interior decoration. His focus was on creating a harmonious balance between form and function, resulting in a palace where every detail, from the stunning ceilings to the intricate parquet flooring, is a testament to exquisite ...
Combining imposing architecture with symbolic imagery, they were intended to make a tremendous impact on the visitor. The most famous example was the Ambassadors' Staircase at Versailles, designed by the architect Louis Le Vau and built by François d’Orbay and Charles Le Brun between 1672 and 1679.
At Versailles he is thought to have been primarily responsible for the design of the Escalier des Ambassadeurs [fr] (decorated by Charles Le Brun), although d'Orbay apparently relied very heavily on an earlier design by Claude Perrault for a stairway at the Louvre.
During this phase of the building work, the Marble Court, the original entrance to the old hunting lodge, received the paving which gave it its name. But when Le Vau died in 1670, his assistant François d'Orbay (died 1697) was assigned as his replacement.
