Jean-Arnaud Raymond

Jean-Arnaud Raymond (4 April 1742, Toulouse - 28 January 1811, Paris) was a French architect in the Palladian style.

He won the Prix de Rome in 1766, with his design for the portal of a cathedral, then spent eight years in Italy where he developed a strong attachment to the work of Andrea Palladio.

In this capacity, he directed work on the Promenade du Peyrou [fr] in Montpellier.

In 1783, he was called to the reconstruction site of the Notre-Dame-de-Prouille Monastery, to proceed with interior alterations that had been started in 1746 by Jacques Hardouin-Mansart de Sagonne.

In 1806, he and Jean Chalgrin were placed in charge of planning the Arc de Triomphe, but the incompatibility of their proposals led to a conflict that forced Raymond to resign.