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Andrea Tirali (around 1660–1737) was an Italian architect working in
Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400  ...
and the
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. He was responsible for the intricate design of the pavement in the
Piazza San Marco Piazza San Marco (; vec, Piasa San Marco), often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as ''la Piazza'' ("the Square"). All other urban spaces in the city (exc ...
in Venice (from 1723).World Architecture
retrieved 21 August 2007 In the Basilica of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, he built the chapel of St Dominic (1700-20) and the elaborate tomb of the Valier doges (c. 1704–07). He designed the portico to
Vincenzo Scamozzi Vincenzo Scamozzi (2 September 1548 – 7 August 1616) was an Italian architect and a writer on architecture, active mainly in Vicenza and Republic of Venice area in the second half of the 16th century. He was perhaps the most important figure th ...
's San Nicolò di Tolentino (1706-14) and the facade of S. Vidal (c. 1725–35). Other works in Venice include the Ponte dei Tre Archi at
Cannaregio Cannaregio () is the northernmost of the six historic ''sestieri'' (districts) of Venice. It is the second largest ''sestiere'' by land area and the largest by population, with 13,169 people . Isola di San Michele, the historic cemetery island, ...
(1688), Scuola dell'Angelo Custode at Santi Apostoli (1713), Palazzo Priuli (later Manfrin Venier; 1724–31), the Palazzo Diedo (between 1710 and 1720) and the staircase of
Ca' Sagredo The Ca' Sagredo is a 14th-century Byzantine-Gothic style palace located on the corner of the Strada Nuova and Campo Santa Sofia, in the sestiere of Cannaregio in central Venice, Italy. It now faces the Grand Canal (Venice), and across the campo fro ...
(c. 1734). He is the architect of the Villa Morosini (later Vendramin Calergi) at
Fiesso Umbertiano Fiesso Umbertiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southwest of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,207 and an area of .All dem ...
(from 1706) and possibly Villa Sceriman (later Widmann Foscari Rezzonico; 1719) at
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. From 1700, he built the bell tower of San Martino in
Burano Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, near Torcello at the northern end of the lagoon, known for its lace work and brightly coloured homes. The primary economy is tourism. Geography Burano is from Venice, a 45-minute tr ...
. He also designed the church of SS. Trinità (1703-07) and the Palazzo Grassi (1703-14) in
Chioggia Chioggia (; vec, Cióxa , locally ; la, Clodia) is a coastal town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Geography The town is situated on a small island at the southern entrance to the L ...
as well as the nearby Santuario of S.Maria di San Vito (1717-23) at
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. He died suddenly at
Monselice Monselice (; vec, Monséłexe ) is a town and municipality (comune) located in northeastern Italy, in the Veneto region, in the province of Padua about southwest of the city of Padua, at the southern edge of the Euganean Hills (''Colli Euganei' ...
in 1737 while building a new wing to Scamozzi's
Villa Duodo Villa Duodo, also known as the Villa Valier, is a villa situated at Monselice near Padua in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is attributed to the architect Vincenzo Scamozzi although some later parts are known to have been designed by Andrea Tira ...
(completed in 1740). Ponte dei Tre Archi (Venice).jpg, Ponte dei Tre Archi File:Burano (21551826061).jpg, Campanile, Burano File:Chapel of Saint Dominic - Santi Giovanni e Paolo - Venice 2016.jpg, Chapel of Saint Dominic,
Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice The Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, known in Venetian as San Zanipolo, is a church in the Castello ''sestiere'' of Venice, Italy. One of the largest churches in the city, it has the status of a minor basilica. After the 15th century the fu ...
Interior of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Venice) - Monument of the Valier family.jpg, Valier tomb, Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice Chiesa di San Nicola da Tolentino (Venice).jpg, Facade portico of San Nicolò di Tolentino (Venice) File:Villa Morosini Vendramin Calergi (Fiesso Umbertiano).jpg, Villa Morosini, Fiesso Umbertiano Scuola dell'Angelo Custode (Venice).jpg, Scuola dell'Angelo Custode, Venice Palazzo Diedo (Cannaregio).jpg, Palazzo Diedo, Cannaregio, Venice Palazzo Priuli Manfrin (Venice).jpg, Palazzo Priuli, Venice Chiesa di San Vidal (Venice) Facade.jpg, Facade of San Vidal, Venice File:Monselice 31 (8187200803).jpg, Villa Duodo, Monselice (Scamozzi's original wing on the right)


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1657 births 1737 deaths 17th-century Italian architects 18th-century Italian architects Italian Baroque architects Architects from Venice {{Italy-architect-stub