Carlo Barabino
Italian architect
Carlo Francesco Barabino | |
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| Born | February 11, 1768 Genoa, Republic of Genoa |
| Died | September 3, 1835 Genoa, Republic of Genoa |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Architecture |
| Movement | Neoclassicism |
Carlo Barabino (February 11, 1768 – September 3, 1835) was a prominent Italian architect of the Neoclassic period, active mainly in his native Genoa. He was a pupil of Giuseppe Barbieri. Barabino became the City Architect of Genoa in 1818. He designed the original Teatro Carlo Felice Opera House in Genoa; facade rebuilt after destruction in World War II. He also built the Palazzo Dell'Accademia in Genoa, and the facades of Santa Maria Assunta, Genoa (Carignano), San Siro, and the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato. He established the plan for the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa.[1]
References
- ^ Curl, James Stevens (1999). Oxford Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860678-9.
- Corrado, Ricci (1911). Art in Northern Italy. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 258.
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