Giorgio Costantino Schinas (1834–1894) was a Maltese architect and civil engineer. He was of

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descent. He was born in

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in 1834 to Costantino Schinas and his wife Elisabetta Camilleri. He studied at the Royal University of Pavia, the Reale Scuola d'Applicazione degli Ingegneri of Turin, and the

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, graduating as a civil engineer in 1863. He worked in the civil service, and he was the Superintendent for Public Works from 1888 until his death. He was granted the warrant of architect and land surveyor. His most notable works are the Parish Church of St. Cajetan (1869–75) in

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and a water pumping station at

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. In the former, he used a combination of a number of architectural styles, including

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and

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. He also planned a

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turret-like structure instead of a dome, but this was not built. Schinas was also a professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Malta, and an ex-officio member of the Council of Government. He married Marianna Cassar Torreggani. Schinas died on 27 June 1894.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schinas, Giorgio Costantino 1834 births 1894 deaths People from Valletta Maltese people of Greek descent 19th-century Maltese architects Maltese civil engineers Maltese civil servants University of Malta alumni Academic staff of the University of Malta Architects of Roman Catholic churches