Servais, Charles
Servais, Charles (1828–92). Belgian architect, celebrated for his eclectic exoticism, including a series of ‘temples’ he designed for Antwerp Zoo, the best-known of which is the polychrome Egyptian Revival Elephant House (1855), complete with hieroglyphs that tell us about the building.
Bibliography
J. Curl (2005);
Loo (ed.) (2003);
Mevr Petra Maclot
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