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Jean-Jacques Winders
Belgian architect and sculptor (1849–1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean-Jacques Winders (14 May 1849, Antwerp – 20 February 1936, Antwerp) was a Belgian architect.
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Born | Joannes Jacobus Henricus Victor Winders (1849-05-14)14 May 1849 |
Died | 20 February 1936(1936-02-20) (aged 86) Antwerp, Belgium |
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp (with Frans Van Dijk) Monument Schelde Vrij [nl] in Antwerp |
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He designed the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp with Frans Van Dijk, the Schelde Vrij [nl] monument and his own house De Passer from 1883, which was protected as a monument in Belgium in 1981. Initially he designed buildings in an eclectic style, from 1880 his designs were in the Flemish neo-Renaissance style, of which his house is a typical example.