Pierre Chambiges, was a French master mason (maître des œuvres de maçonnerie et pavement de la Ville de Paris) and architect to François I of France

Francis I of France

Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...

 and his son Henri II

Henry II of France

Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.-Early years:Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany .His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy,...

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As surveyor and architect, Chambiges was involved in numerous royal and official projects:

• The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Senlis
  Senlis Cathedral
  Senlis Cathedral is a former Roman Catholic cathedral in Senlis, Oise, France.It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Senlis, abolished under the Concordat of 1801, when its territory was passed to the Diocese of Beauvais.The cathedral was built between 1153 and 1191; its south tower dates...
  
  
• The Palais du Louvre
  Palais du Louvre
  The Louvre Palace , on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, is a former royal palace situated between the Tuileries Gardens and the church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois...
  
  
• The Hôtel de ville of Paris
  Hôtel de Ville, Paris
  The Hôtel de Ville |City Hall]]) in :Paris, France, is the building housing the City of Paris's administration. Standing on the place de l'Hôtel de Ville in the city's IVe arrondissement, it has been the location of the municipality of Paris since 1357...
  
  ; he oversaw the construction of the design by Domenico da Cortona
  Domenico da Cortona
  Domenico [Bernabei] da Cortona called "Boccador" was an Italian architect, a pupil of Giuliano da Sangallo;. he was brought to France by Charles VIII and remained in the service of François I...
  
   (1533 onwards; demolished)
• The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
  Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
  The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a royal palace in the commune of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the département of Yvelines, about 19 km west of Paris, France. Today, it houses the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale ....
  
   and the Pavillon de la Muette in the park
• The Château de Fontainebleau
  Château de Fontainebleau
  The Palace of Fontainebleau, located 55 kilometres from the centre of Paris, is one of the largest French royal châteaux. The palace as it is today is the work of many French monarchs, building on an early 16th century structure of Francis I. The building is arranged around a series of courtyards...
  
  
• The Château de Challeau, near Fontainebleau (modified, then demolished)

For Anne de Montmorency

Anne de Montmorency

Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France.-Early life:...

 he designed and built the Château de Chantilly

Château de Chantilly

The Château de Chantilly is a historic château located in the town of Chantilly, France. It comprises two attached buildings; the Grand Château, destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s, and the Petit Château which was built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency...

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The son of mason Martin Chambiges

Martin Chambiges

Martin Chambiges was a French architect from Paris working in the flamboyant gothic style. His chief works are the transepts of Sens Cathedral , of Senlis Cathedral, and of Beauvais Cathedral , in addition to the west front of Troyes Cathedral . He also designed the unusual choir of the church of St...

 (c.1465–1532), whose west front of the cathedral of Troyes, begun in 1507 occupied him for several decades, he died in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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