Alessandro Antonelli (July 14, 1798 – October 18, 1888) was an Italian architect of the 19th century. His most famous works are the Mole Antonelliana in Turin (named for him) and the Basilica of St. Gaudenzio in Novara.
Antonelli was born in Ghemme, near Novara.
He studied in Milan and Turin, and for years he worked in the state territorial planning offices. After winning an architecture contest in the Accademia Albertina, he moved to Rome in 182...
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Alessandro Antonelli (July 14, 1798 – October 18, 1888) was an Italian architect of the 19th century. His most famous works are the Mole Antonelliana in Turin (named for him) and the Basilica of St. Gaudenzio in Novara.
Antonelli was born in Ghemme, near Novara.
He studied in Milan and Turin, and for years he worked in the state territorial planning offices. After winning an architecture contest in the Accademia Albertina, he moved to Rome in 1828, where he studied in deep descriptive geometry.
He elaborated a functional ideal of architecture, which inspired him an ambitious plan of renoval of Turin's historical center. When he returned there in 1836 (remaining until 1857), he became professor of the Albertina Academy. He was also deputy in the Kingdom of Sardinia's Parliament, and a member of Turin's communal council and of the Province of Novara's one. In this period he designed numerous works: several residences, the communal seta and the Sanctuary of Boca (whose cupola was never...
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