Francesco Saverio Cavallari (1809 or 2 March 1810–1896), also known in Mexico as Javier Cavallari, was an architect, professor, painter and archeologist. He was active in Mexico City between 1857 and 1864.
/ref> Cavallari was born in

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

, Sicily, but obtained a degree from the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...

. He became an art professor the

University of Palermo The University of Palermo ( it, Università degli Studi di Palermo) is a university located in Palermo, Italy, and founded in 1806. It is organized in 12 Faculties. History The University of Palermo was officially founded in 1806, although its ...

, then at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Milan before becoming director of the

Academia de San Carlos The Academy of San Carlos ( es, Academia de San Carlos) is located at 22 Academia Street in just northeast of the Zocalo, main plaza of Mexico City. It was the first major art school, art academy and the first art museum in the Americas. It was fo ...

in Mexico City. He designed its present façade. He also designed the entrance arch at

Parque Lira Parque Lira is a public park in the Tacubaya district of Mexico City, once a separate town from Mexico City. It is located on the 18th century estate of Vicente Lira. It is entered by a monumental archway designed by Italian architect Francesco S ...

park."Tacubaya", ''Mexico Desconocido''
/ref> He received membership in many archaeological and architectural societies across Europe.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cavallari, Francesco Saverio Architects from Palermo Mexican architects Italian neoclassical architects Archaeologists from Palermo 1809 births 1896 deaths