Enrico Marconi
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Enrico Marconi , known in Poland as Henryk Marconi (born January 7, 1792 in Rome , † February 21, 1863 in Warsaw ), was an Italian- Polish architect who spent most of his life in Congress Poland .
Initially taught by his father Leandro , he studied between 1806 and 1810 at the University of Bologna and the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna . In 1822 he was commissioned by General Ludwik Michał Pac to complete his palace in Dowspuda . He moved to Warsaw, where he worked for the State Council from 1827 and where he became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts.
Enrico Marconi married the daughter of General Pac's gardener, Małgorzata (Margaret) Heiton , who came from a Scottish family who moved to Poland. The couple's two sons, Leandro and Władysław Marconi , also became architects. The son Karol Antoni Marconi was a wall painter who worked in Warsaw.
Work (selection)
- Błonie Town Hall
- Ciechanów Town Hall
- Reconstruction of the Potocki Palace in Jabłonna in 1837
- Great Synagogue in Łomża (destroyed)
- Lublin customs house in Radom , 1840 (draft)
- All Saints Church in Warsaw
- Henryk Palace , Warsaw, 1850 (probably)
- Hotel Europejski in Warsaw
- Pac Palace (renovation, extensions)
- Water tower and large fountain in the Saxon Garden , Warsaw; Mid 19th century
- Anne's Church in Wilanów
- Stanisław Kostka Potocki's mausoleum in Wilanów
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marconi, Enrico |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marconi, Henryk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian-Polish architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1863 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |