Giovanni Bassignani

Architect

1669 – 1717

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Who was Giovanni Bassignani?

Giovanni Bassignani was an Italian architect and engineer of the late-Baroque.

Born in Brescia, to Tuscan parents, he studied in Padua then traveled to Venice, Modena, and Genoa. He aided the Venetian Republic in a number of military projects, including rebuilding forts for the defense of Morea, in their wars against the Ottomans. He was wounded in the battles for Negroponte.

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Born
1669
Brescia
Profession
Lived in
  • Brescia
Died
May 1, 1717

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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