Gastón Lelarge

Gastón Eugène Lelarge was a French architect and writer responsible for much of the neoclassical constructions in Colombia. He designed the Casa de Nariño, the official residence of the President of Colombia.

Biography

Gastón Charles Raphaël Julien Lelarge was born on October 12, 1816, in the town of Rouen, France, son of the Norman painter Raphaël Lelarge. He began his architectural studies early at the Académie des Beaux-Arts and served as Charles Garnier's assistant during the construction of the Paris Opera.