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22: 407: 190:("superintendent and director-general of building, art, tapestries and factories of France"). This title was retained by several of his successors. Other areas that came within under the control of the Bâtiments du Roi included 197:
The wide scope of the responsibilities meant that the superintendent of the Bâtiments du Roi was effectively a minister of the French king. The director general was assisted by the first architect to the King
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to coordinate the building works at his royal palaces. Formerly, each palace had its own superintendent of works. Henry gave the task of supervising all works to
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In the 17th century, the responsibilities of the Bâtiments du Roi extended beyond pure building works, to include the manufacture of
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From 1602 to 1708, and from 1716 to 1726, the head of the Bâtiments du Roi was known as a superintendent (
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surintendant et ordonnateur général des bâtiments, arts, tapisseries et manufactures de France
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According to a royal decree of 1 September 1776, the Bâtiments du Roi was responsible for:
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designing and building public works, such as the Place Louis-le-Grand (now the
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managing the royal academies of painting and sculpture, and architecture;
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works of construction and maintenance of the main royal residences (the
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Its responsibilities includes all buildings with a royal connection:
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Superintendents or directors-general of the Bâtiments du Roi
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Maison du Roi
France
Ancien Régime
Paris
Henry IV of France
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
tapestries
porcelain
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
botanical gardens
Robert de Cotte
Gilles-Marie Oppenord
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Tuileries
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