Giovanni da Siena (Siena, 1386 – Bologna, 1438 or 1440) was an Italian military engineer. In addition to the construction of the tower and the fortress of

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(1392–94), a position in which he was assisted by Lawrence Bagnomarino, he was engaged in the fortresses of Cento, Solapur, of

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(one of the gates of Bologna) and

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, thus completing the work of

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. Siena was an expert in

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and executed works to the banks of the Po.

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* :it:Giovanni da Siena Engineers from Bologna 1400s deaths People from Siena Year of death uncertain 1386 births {{Italy-engineer-stub