Manfredo Manfredi (architect)
Manfredo Manfredi (born April 16, 1859 in Piacenza ; † October 13, 1927 there ) was an Italian architect.
Life
From 1880 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma in Rome. In 1884 he won second place in the architectural competition for the Vittoriano . After the winner of the competition, Giuseppe Sacconi , died in 1905, Manfredi was commissioned with the completion of the monument .
Manfredi was also one of the co-founders of the Scuola Superiore di Architettura , which he directed from 1908 to 1920. He was also an elected member of Parliament from 1909 to 1919.
Major works
- Tomb of Victor Emmanuel II in the Pantheon (Rome)
- Monument to the Battle of the Volturno Fallen
- Reconstruction of the Campanile of San Marco (with other architects)
- Faro del Gianicolo lighthouse
- Palazzo del Viminale
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Manfredo Manfredi (curriculum vitae) . Ital. Home Office . Retrieved January 15, 2012.
literature
- Raffaella Catini: Manfredi, Manfredo. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 68: Malatacca-Mangelli. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2007.
- Franco Borsi, Maria Cristina Buscioni: Manfredo Manfredi e il classicismo della nuova Italia . Electa, Milan, 1983, ISBN 88-435-1009-6 .
- Claudio Rendina , I palazzi storici di Roma . Newton Compton, Rome, 2005, ISBN 88-541-0444-2 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manfredi, Manfredo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Piacenza |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 1927 |
| Place of death | Piacenza |