Vitaliano Poselli
Vitaliano Poselli ( Greek Βιταλιάνο Ποζέλι , * 1838 ; † 1918 ) was an Italian architect from Sicily who worked in Thessaloniki . The buildings can be assigned to eclecticism and quote European as well as Islamic architecture.
biography
Poselli was born in 1838 and grew up in Sicily. He was brought to Constantinople by the Sultan, in 1885 he moved to Thessaloniki and started his own business as an architect, but continued to receive public contracts. He was followed around 1890 by his Torinese compatriot Pierro Arrigoni .
Buildings (selection)
- Karipion Melathron , Thessaloniki
- Villa Allatini, 1874 (for the manufacturer of the factory of the same name)
- " Diikitirio " (administrative building) for the Ottoman administration, today the Ministry of Macedonia-Thakien, 1891
- Church of the Virgin Mary, 1902–1903
- Yeni Cami in Thessaloniki (Mosque for the Sephardic Jews who converted to Islam), 1902
- Banque d'Athenes, now the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki , 1904
- Banque de Salonique, 1906-08
bibliography
- Βασιλές Σ. Κολώνας, Λενα Γ. Παπαματθαιάκη: Ο αρχιτέκτονας Vitaliano Poselli. Το εργο τυ στε Θεσσαλονική τυ 19υ αιώνα . 2 εκδ. Παρατέρέτές, Θεσσαλονίκη 1980.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poselli, Vitaliano |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ποζέλι, Βιταλιάνο (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1838 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1918 |