Denis Marius Toudoire (Toulon, November 15, 1852 -Paris, March 11, 1922) was aFrencharchitect. In particular, he built stations for theCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM), including the main stations:Paris Lyon to Paris,Bordeaux-Saint-Jean andToulouse-Matabiau. He also realized theGrande Poste d'Alger.
Marius Toudoire was the son of Augustin Martin Toudoire and Chritine Élisabeth Joye.
He enrolled at theÉcole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris where he studied withCharles-Auguste Questel (1807-1888),[1] he came second at thePrix de Rome, and with his studentJean-Louis Pascal (1837-1920) he came first at the Prix de Rome in 1866. He graduated in 1879.[2]
He was entrusted by the board of directors of theCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM), chaired byStéphane Adolphe Dervillé, with the construction of theGare de Lyon in Paris and to have a keen eye on the decoration of this building, particularly in the choice of artists and the execution of the works according to the prescriptions of the Board.
He had his offices in 1895 at 88, rue Saint-Lazare.
He was the inspector of Civil Construction for theministry of defence, he was the architect of thePalace of the National Manufactures at the1900 World's Fair.
He died on March 11, 1922, at his home at 4, rue Sainte-Anne in the1st arrondissement of Paris. A religious service was held on March 14 at thechurch of Saint-Roch, followed by a burial in theGarches cemetery.[3]
On August 14, 1900, he was namedKnight of the Legion of Honor for his participation in the1900 World's Fair in Paris as architect of the Palace of the National Manufactures.[5]
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