Giovanni Bassignani

Giovanni Bassignani (1669- May, 1717) was an Italian architect and engineer of the late-Baroque.

Born in Brescia, he studied in Padua, then traveled to Venice, Modena, and Genoa. He aided Venice in a number of military projects, including rebuilding forts for the defense of Morea, in their wars against the Ottomans. He was wounded in the battles for Negroponte.

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*cite book | first= Raffaello|last= Soprani| year=1769| title= Delle vite de' pittori, scultori, ed architetti genovesi; Tomo secundo scritto da Carlo Giuseppe Ratti | editor = Carlo Giuseppe Ratti| pages= pages 349-355| publisher= Stamperia Casamara in Genoa, dalle Cinque Lampadi, con licenza de Superiori; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Feb 2, 2007| id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?id=vFcGAAAAQAAJ&dq=Genovesi+Raffaello+Soprani| authorlink=