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{{Short description|Italian architect of the 19th century (1798–1888)}}
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'''Alessandro Antonelli''' (July 14, 1798 – October 18, 1888) was an Italian [[architect]] of the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite book |last=CASELLI |first=Cresentino |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qnID3gxcHuYC |title=Il Tempio israelitico in Torino. Architettura del prof. cav. Alessandro Antonelli. Dissertazione [With plans.], etc |date=1875 |pages=57–60 |language=it}}</ref> His most famous works are the [[Mole Antonelliana]] in [[Turin]] (named for him) and both the [[Novara Cathedral]] and the Basilica of St. Gaudenzio in [[Novara]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Corradi |first1=Massimo |last2=Filemio |first2=Valentina |last3=Trenetti |first3=Massimo |date=July 2009 |title=Antonelli's Dome for San Gaudenzio: Geometry and Statics |journal=Nexus Network Journal |language=en |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=243–256 |doi=10.1007/s00004-008-0082-1 |s2cid=119802231 |issn=1590-5896|doi-access=free }}</ref>
==Biography==
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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 deep descriptive geometry.
He elaborated a functional ideal of architecture, which inspired him with an ambitious plan for the renovation of Turin's historical centre. When he returned there in 1836 (remaining until 1857), he became a professor of the [[Albertina Academy]]. He was also a 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 completed due to crumbling risks), a villa at [[Romagnano Sesia]], the Orphans' Hospice in [[Alessandria]], the regulation plans of [[Ferrara]] and Novara, the church of San Clement and the ''Asilo de Medici'' in [[Bellinzago Novarese]]. The church of [[Borgolavezzaro]] (1858–1862) was also finished without the cupola, due to high costs.
Noteworthy is the Basilica of San Gaudenzio in Novara, finished in 1887. It is an audacious construction in brickwork, standing 121 m tall. Also from him in Novara are the Casa Bossi and the Cathedral.
▲[[Image:Torino-mole01.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Mole Antonelliana, Turin]]
Antonelli's most famous work is the [[Mole Antonelliana]], the symbol of Turin, named after him and begun in 1863 as a Jewish synagogue. It was completed in 1897 by the city's council as the [[Risorgimento]] Museum. The [[spire]], demolished by a violent cloudburst accompanied by a tornado in 1953, was rebuilt in 1961 according to the original drawings.
▲[[Image:Novara san gaudenzio.jpg|thumb|250px|The cupola of the Basilica of San Gaudenzio, symbol of Novara, is 121 metres in height.]]
Antonelli died in 1888 and was buried in the family cemetery of [[Maggiora]].
[[Category:Italian architects|Antonelli, Alessandro]]▼
[[Category:1798 births|Antonelli, Alessandro]]▼
[[Category:1888 deaths|Antonelli, Alessandro]]▼
[[Category:People from the Province of Novara]]▼
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Cite book |last=Caselli |first=Crescentino |title=Cenni sulla vita e sulle fabbriche dell'architetto Alessandro Antonelli, 1798-1888 |year=1889 |language=it}}
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[[Category:Accademia Albertina alumni]]
[[Category:Academic staff of Accademia Albertina]]
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