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Visconti, Louis Tullius Joachim
architect; b. Feb. 11, 1791 (at Rome); d. Dec. 29, 1853.
A son of Ennius Quirinus Visconti, the archaeologist, who came to Paris in 1798. Between 1808 and 1817 Louis studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and with Charles Percier. In 1814 he won second Grand Prix and the Prix Départmental. In 1822 he was employed as under inspector under Destailleur. He replaced Delannoy in 1825 as architect of the Bibliothèque Royale. His projects for this building were not carried out. Visconti was appointed in 1832 conservateur of the eighth section of the Monuments of the City of Paris. 1835-1839 he built the Fountaine Louvois (Paris). He arranged the ceremony of the reception of the remains of the Emperor Napoleon I, Dec. 15, 1840, and in 1842 was commissioned to construct the monument of the emperor in the church of the Invalides. In 1842 he completed the Fountaine Molière (Paris), and in 1846 commenced the Fountain of the place Saint-Sulpice (Paris). In 1850 he was appointed architect of Napoleon III, and in 1851 made the plans for the completion of the Louvre and the gallery uniting the Louvre and Tuileries on the north. This work was begun July 25, 1852. After the death of Visconti, in 1853, it was continued by Lefuel according to his designs. He built numerous residences in Paris, and the monuments of the Marshals Lauriston, Saint-Cyr, Soult, and Souchet.
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