Giuseppe Zanoia (1752–1817) was an Italian Neoclassical architect who is remembered for his Porta Nuova in Milan. He also collaborated on the Neogothic design of Milan's

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A canon at Milan's

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, he also taught at the

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, taking the position of

Giacomo Albertolli Giacomo Albertolli (1761 – 6 June 1805) was a Swiss-born architect who was active in Italy during the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical period. He was born in Bedano in the province of Ticino. He was the nephew of Giocondo Albertolli, a professor o ...

. He was a friend of the Enlightenment poet

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. From 1807, he was a member of the Ornato Commission appointed under

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to redesign Milan."Zanoja (o Zanoia), Giuseppe"
''my.word.it''. Retrieved 11 September 2012. In architecture, he mainly adopted the Neoclassical style as can be seen from his design for Milan's Porta Nuova, inspired by Rome's

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and completed in 1813. However, when working on the design of

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's facade in 1805 under direct orders from

, his approach was

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. The work was in fact completed by

Carlo Amati Carlo Amati (22 August 1776 – 23 March 1852) was an Italian architect. Biography Born in Monza, Amati studied under Giuseppe Parini and Leopoldo Pollack in the Accademia di Brera. Amati became an assistant to the brothers Albertolli, Giocondo ...

in 1813.Benigno Mörlin Visconti Castiglione, "La facciata del Duomo: un lungo cantiere"
''www.to.chiesadimilano.it''. Retrieved 11 September 2012. Other works included the Santa Savina altar in

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(1798), extension of the Palazzo della Canonica (1802). He restored the church of S. Ambrogio in

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(1790) and was at work at the nearby Palazzo Borromeo ( Isola Bella) (1795).

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