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Carlo Fontana

Carlo Fontana (1634/1638–1714) was an Italian architect originating from today's Canton Ticino, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direction taken by Late Baroque Roman architecture.

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Carlo Fontana

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Carlo Fontana (1634/1638–1714) was an Italian architect originating from today's Canton Ticino, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direction...

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Palazzo Montecitorio

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Innocent XII (Antonio Pignatelli), when it was completed by the architect Carlo Fontana, who modified Bernini's plan with the addition of a bell gable above...

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Piazza Fontana bombing

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Piazza Fontana was not the first, but part of a well-coordinated series of attacks. Giovanni Arnoldi Giulio China Eugenio Corsini Pietro Dendena Carlo Gaiani...

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Temple of Hadrian

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reconstructed later on, was incorporated into a 17th-century papal palace by Carlo Fontana, now occupied by Rome's Chamber of commerce. While only part of the...

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Fountain in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere

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of Donato Bramante, with later additions by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Carlo Fontana. A fountain is believed to have stood in this square since the 8th century...

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Carlo Maderno

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remained half-built; it was completed to Maderno's original conception by Carlo Fontana. In this façade, the standard formula established at Il Gesù is given...

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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XIV. Other architect disciples include Giovanni Battista Contini and Carlo Fontana while Swedish architect, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, who visited Rome...

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Piazza del Popolo

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and Santa Maria in Montesanto (1679), begun by Carlo Rainaldi and completed by Bernini and Carlo Fontana, define the junctions of the roads. Close scrutiny...

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Giovanni Maria Fontana

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Alleged to be a relative of the famous Roman architect Carlo Fontana, Giovanni Maria or Francesco Fontana arrived in the Russian port of Arkhangelsk from Denmark...

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Aqua Traiana

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as Greca, Spineta and Pisciarello. The seventeenth Century architect Carlo Fontana names three tanks as: Botte Greca, Botte Ornava, and Botte Arciprete...

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Santa Maria in Trastevere

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Wadi Natrun in Egypt. The façade of the church was restored in 1702 by Carlo Fontana. It is surmounted by a balustrade decorated with the statues of four...

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Baroque architecture

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of Baroque churches, squares and fountains in Rome by Carlo Rainaldi, Bernini and Carlo Fontana. Pavillon de l’Horloge of the Louvre Palace by Jacques...

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Villa

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the Villa Cetinale was built by Cardinal Flavio Chigi. He employed Carlo Fontana, pupil of Gian Lorenzo Bernini to transform the villa and dramatic gardens...

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James Gibbs

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Gibbs. Gibbs' professional Italian training under the Baroque master Carlo Fontana also set him uniquely apart from the Palladian school. However, despite...

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Santa Maria Maddalena

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Baroque style. In seventy years of work several architects were involved. Carlo Fontana designed the dome in 1673; Giovanni Antonio de Rossi later worked on...

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Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto

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Originally designed by Carlo Rainaldi, the plans were revised by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and ultimately completed by Carlo Fontana. A belfry was added in...

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Trevi Fountain

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The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola...

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Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

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Habsburg Empire in the eighteenth century. After studying in Rome under Carlo Fontana, he constructed fortresses for Prince Eugene of Savoy during his Italian...

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Baroque

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Johnson, 1981-1984 Broken pediment of San Marcello al Corso, Rome, by Carlo Fontana, 1682-1683 Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast...

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Scenography

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Alessandro Sanquirico, Bomenico Menozzi, Carlo Fontana, Baldassare Cavallotti, Carlo Ferrari, Filippo Peroni, Carlo Ferrario, Enrico Rovecchi, Angelo Moja...

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