Eugène Hénard
French architect (1849-1923) · France · On the map · Architects · Died at 73
Eugène Alfred Hénard was a French architect and a highly influential urban planner. He was a pioneer of roundabouts, which were first introduced in Paris in 1907.
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Plan for great crossroads in Paris
Cross-section of Hénard's proposed moving sidewalk for the 1889 exposition.
Chateau d'Eau and Palais de l'Electricité from the Champ de Mars
Detailed plan for transforming the place de l'Opéra into a carrefour à girations (roundabout)
Illustration of a Carrefour à Giration from one of Hénard's transformation proposals. Note that most of the vehicles are still horse-drawn.
Sample stepped boulevard design
Illustration of Hénard's "street of the future", published in American City in January 1911Awards
About this person
Country
France
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1849 to 1923 · aged 73
