Luigi Poletti (architect)

Luigi Poletti (architect)

Infobox Architect


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name = Luigi Poletti
nationality = Italian
birth_date = 1792
birth_place = Modena
death_date = 1869
death_place = Milan
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significant_buildings=
significant_projects = Reconstruction of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Sant'Andrea degli Scozzesi
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Luigi Poletti (1792, Modena - 1869, Milan) was an Italian neoclassical architect.

Biography

He studied under Raffaele Stern, and directed the reconstruction of Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura. He also added a choir to the Pantheon in 1840 and built the theatres in Fano (1845-1863) and Rimini (1857). He also reconstructed the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi (1836-40) and Sant'Andrea degli Scozzesi in Rome (1869). His pupils included Virginio Vespignani.

ources

* [http://www.italycyberguide.com/Art/artistsarchite/poletti.htm www.italycyberguide.com]

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NAME=Poletti, Luigi
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Neoclassical architect
DATE OF BIRTH=1792
PLACE OF BIRTH=Modena
DATE OF DEATH=1869
PLACE OF DEATH=Milan


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