Pietro Avoscani (born 1816 in Livorno; died 1 March 1891 in

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) was an

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. He emigrated to

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in 1837.

Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12201, Alexandria, Ras-El-Tine-Palast

Buildings

* Palace of Gabbar, 1846–48 *

Ras el-Tin Palace Ras El Tin Palace ( ar, قصر رأس التين , literally, "Cape Fig Palace") is a palace on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is one of the official residences for a serving President of Egypt. Under the Muhammad ...

, 1847 * Palaces of Abbasiyya and Hilmiyya 1849 * Palaces of Gazira and Chubra, 1860–61 *

Khedivial Opera House The Khedivial Opera House or Royal Opera House ( ar, دار الأوبرا الخديوية / ALA-LC: ''Dār Awbirā al-Khudaywī'') was an opera house in Cairo, Egypt, the oldest opera house in all of Africa. It was inaugurated on 1 November 1 ...

, 1869 * International Market of Minia al-Bassal/Bourse of Minet el Bassal, 1871 * Zizinia theatre/Theatre Zizinia, 1863

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Pietro Avoscani
{{DEFAULTSORT:Avoscani, Pietro People from Livorno 19th-century Italian architects Architects from Tuscany Egyptian architects 1816 births 1891 deaths