Clément Parent
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François Clément Joseph Parent (1823–1884) was a French architect. Among his work was the castle at Ooidonk
. With his brother Henri Parent
, he restored the châteaux of Ancy-le-Franc for the Clermont-Tonnerre, Esclimont and Bonnetable families. One of his pupils was the Hungarian Ödön Lechner
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Ooidonk Castle
Ooidonk Castle is a castle in the city of Deinze, East Flanders, Belgium.- History :A fortress was first built on the site of the present castle in 1230, intended to defend the city of Ghent and to fortify the river Leie...
. With his brother Henri Parent
Henri Parent
Henri Parent was a French architect.Son-in-law of the architect Joseph-Antoine Froelicher, Henri Parent restored and transformed several hôtels particuliers in the Faubourg Saint-Germain for high aristocratic families...
, he restored the châteaux of Ancy-le-Franc for the Clermont-Tonnerre, Esclimont and Bonnetable families. One of his pupils was the Hungarian Ödön Lechner
Ödön Lechner
Ödön Lechner was a Hungarian architect, nicknamed the "Hungarian Gaudí".Lechner was one of the early representatives of the Hungarian Secession movement, called szecesszió in Hungarian, which was related to Art Nouveau and Jugendstil in the rest of Europe...
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