Andrea Busiri Vici

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Andrea Busiri Vici (born January 7, 1818 in Rome ; † November 12, 1911 ibid) was an Italian architect and teacher at the Scuola Ingegneri-Architetti in Rome. He came from the oldest architectural dynasty in Rome. His ancestors included the French architect Jean Beausire and Vanvitelli's student Andrea Vici .

Life

Andrea Busiri Vici was the first architect and builder of Saint Peter and architect Pius IX. Busiri Vici designed the Roman Mastai quarter . He was also the official architect of the Roman patrician family Doria Pamphilij and the Propaganda Fide , as well as chairman of the Accademia di San Luca and professor at the Scuola Ingegneri-Architetti. His numerous works include restoration and remodeling work on Sant'Agnese sulla via Nomentana, Sant'Agnese in Agone, San Giovanni in Laterano, Santa Maria Maggiore e San Lorenzo in Lucina and also on Palazzo Doria Pamphilj in Piazza Navona and the villa Pamphili. In 1871 he delivered a draft for a classical design of the facade of Santa Costanza (not executed).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. Andrea Busiri Vici (1903–1989): Busiri Vici, Andrea , in: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani . Vol. 15, 1972

literature

  • Giulio Tardini: Basilica Vaticana e Borghi . Rome 1936, pp. 53, 59, 68, 100ff.
  • Nello Tarchiani: L'architettura italiana dell'Ottocento . Florence 1937, pp. 60f.
  • Armando Schiavo: Villa Doria Pamphili . Milan 1942, p. 126
  • Andrea Busiri Vici (1903–1989): Busiri Vici, Andrea , in: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani . Vol. 15, 1972
personal data
SURNAME Busiri Vici, Andrea
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian architect
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH November 12, 1911
Place of death Rome