Victor Rabu

{{Short description|French architect (1834–1907)}} {{Infobox person | name = Víctor Rabu | image = | caption = | birth_date = 1834 | birth_place = Agen, Lot-et-Garonne | death_date = {{death date and age|1907|3|24|1834|df=y}} | death_place = Paris | occupation = French architect }} '''Víctor Rabu''' (1834 – 24 March 1907) was a French architect, active in Uruguay.

==Career== He was an exponent of eclectical historicism.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D3SalF2UujUC&q=victor+rabu+influencia+francia&pg=PA40 |title=Influencia de Francia en la arquitectura de Uruguay |publisher=Ediciones Trilce |date=1995-01-01|pages=40ff|isbn=9974-32-116-6|author=César J. Loustau|author-link=César J. Loustau|language=es}}</ref> He built a notable number of churches in Uruguay, for that reason he was known as "The Lord of the Churches":<ref>{{cite web |url=http://historico.elpais.com.uy/03/04/13/pciuda_37045.asp |title=Historicist fervor |date=13 April 2003 |publisher=EL PAIS}}</ref> * Iglesia de los Conventuales (1867) * Capilla Jackson (1870) * Iglesia San Francisco (1870) * Iglesia de los Vascos (1870) Some important public buildings were of his authorship, such as the side wings of the Solís Theatre, the Soneira Castle, or the Dámaso Larrañaga Asylum. He also built several private buildings for wealthy families.

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==Further reading== * {{cite book |last=Giuria|first=Juan|author-link=Juan Giuria|title=La arquitectura en el Uruguay |publisher=Imprenta Universal |year=1955|location=Montevideo |language=es}} * {{cite book |last=Lucchini |first=Aurelio |author-link=Aurelio Lucchini |title=El Concepto de Arquitectura y su traducción a formas en el territorio que hoy pertenece a Uruguay |year=1986 |publisher=Universidad de la República |location=Montevideo |language=es}} * {{cite book |last=Lucchini |first=Aurelio |author-link=Aurelio Lucchini |title=El Concepto de Arquitectura y su traducción a formas en el territorio que hoy pertenece a Uruguay |year=1986 |publisher=Universidad de la República |location=Montevideo |language=es}}

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