Du cerceau
Androuet
[ahn-droo-e] /ɑ̃ druˈɛ/ (Show IPA), .
Historical Examples
He it was, if it were any du Cerceau, who planned and began the Place Royale.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume II (of 2) Benjamin Ellis Martin
This eminent authority inclines to the belief that the new design was due to du Cerceau.
The Story of Paris Thomas Okey
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