Jacques Molinos

Jacques Molinos was a French architect.

Biography

Molinos was born in Lyon and studied in Paris at the Royal [Academy of Architecture] under Jacques-François Blondel.
The Halle aux blés, on the site of the present Bourse [de commerce (Paris)|Bourse de commerce] was designed by Nicolas [Le Camus de Mézières] with a circular central courtyard and a double staircase. In 1782, François-Joseph Bélanger proposed to add an iron cupola to cover to courtyard, but his plan was rejected. Instead, from 1782 to 1783, a wooden dome was built to a design by Jacques-Guillaume Legrand and Jacques Molinos based on the principles defined by Philibert de l'Orme. On 16 October 1802, the cupola was destroyed by fire. Molinos and Jacques-Guillaume Legrand collaborated on the design of the Théâtre Feydeau.