Léon Azéma

In 1923, he won the contest for Douaumont ossuary, which reflects his admiration for Roman art and stone building construction, and was completed in 1932.

[5] He reconstructed the Pavilion of Hanover in 1932[6] and in 1934–1935 he rebuilt waterfalls created by André Le Nôtre and destroyed in the French Revolution.

In 1938, work started on his design for the Parc de la Butte du Chapeau Rouge in the 19th arrondissement,[7] which was then completed by his son Jean.

His work for the Parc des Expositions (exhibition ground) at the Porte de Versailles included office buildings, medical service and, in 1937, with Louis-Hippolyte Boileau, the entrance to the Park.

[1] With Jacques Carlu and Louis-Hippolyte Boileau, he won the competition for the construction of the Palais de Chaillot on the occasion of the 1937 Paris World's Fair.

[1] Azéma was a professor at the Ecole nationale supérieure des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones, and on 8 August 1928 was appointed architect to the French postal service.

[1] An amateur painter, Azéma produced numerous works including several views of Parthenay (Deux-Sèvres), his wife's birthplace.