Giuseppe Zimbalo (1620–1710) was an Italian architect and sculptor. Known as ''Lo Zingarello'' ("Tiny

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, his hometown in southern Italy. Here he designed part of the façade of the

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and the Celestine palace, finished the ''Duomo'' (1651–1682; he designed in particular the tall bell tower) and sculpted the column of Sant'Oronzo (1666). Zimbalo was the grandson of Francesco Antonio Zimbalo. One of his sons, Francesco, was also an architect and sculptor.

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