Pietro Carlo Borboni (
Lugano
Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...
1720-
Cesena
Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. ...
1773) was a
Swiss architect, active in a late
Baroque style, known for his works in
Cesena
Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. ...
, region of
Emilia-Romagna
egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman)
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, Italy.
He was born in
Lugano
Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...
in the
Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
, and the details of his early life and training are unknown. He is listed as ''architetto municipale'' (municipal architect) in documents of Cesena, where he lived from 1743 to his death. Among the many works he completed locally were:
*Reconstruction (1764) of the new church of
San Zenone, Cesena
*Ponte San Clemente over the
River Savio
*Pescheria of Cesena
*Chapel of the Madonna del Popolo (1679) for the
Cesena Cathedral
*Dome of
Sanctuary of Maria del Monte, Cesena
*
Church of the Servi, Cesena The Church of the Servi, also called the Santuario dell'Addolorata, is a Roman Catholic church located in Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi #27, near the town center of Cesena, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
A church at the site was erected in 130 ...
He also worked in
Savignano sul Rubicone
Savignano sul Rubicone ( rgn, Savgnèn) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southeast of Forlì.
The comune takes its name from the Ru ...
.
[Guide d'Italia, Touring Club Italiano, page 21.]
References
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1720 births
1773 deaths
People from Lugano
18th-century Italian architects