Enrico Alvino

Enrico Alvino (1809 – 1872) was an Italian architect and urban designer, particularly active in Naples in the mid-19th century. He was born in Milan, and died in Rome.

Among his important works in Naples are:

*façade of the church of Santa Maria di Piedigrotta (1853);
*laid out (with others) the street, Corso Maria Teresa, today named Corso Vittorio Emanuele (between 1852 and 1860), finished in 1870;
*planned the restoration of the façade of the Cathedral of Naples, completed in 1870;
*redesigned the Santa Lucia quarter in 1862;
*redesigned (with others) the Villa Comunale;
*converted the ancient convent of San Giovanni a Costantinopoli into the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.