Luigi Poletti (architect)

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Luigi Poletti
Personal information
Name	Luigi Poletti
Nationality	Italian
Birth date	1792
Birth place	Modena
Date of death	1869
Place of death	Milan
Work
Significant buildings
Significant projects	Reconstruction of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Sant'Andrea degli Scozzesi

Luigi Poletti (1792, Modena - 1869, Milan) was an Italian neoclassical architect.

[edit] 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.

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• www.italycyberguide.com

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