Cesar Castellani
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Cesar Castellani was an architect
. He was born in Malta
. He was attracted by the prosperity of British Guiana
and emigrated there in 1860 with a group of Italian priests.
; Castellani House, once the Prime Minister's residence; the Brickdam Police Station; and the New Amsterdam Public Hospital
.
He made alterations and additions to the Church of the Sacred Heart
on Main Street (1872-1882), which opened in 1861, for the colony's Madeiran labourers.
The design of the Victoria Law Courts, usually credited to Baron Siccama, has Castellani's signature style.
In 1875 he completed the installation of a sunken panelled ceiling of the Parliamentary chamber in the eastern wing of the Parliament Building
.
Cesar Castellani died in Georgetown on 2 August 1905.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. He was born in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
. He was attracted by the prosperity of British Guiana
British Guiana
British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana.The area was originally settled by the Dutch at the start of the 17th century as the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice...
and emigrated there in 1860 with a group of Italian priests.
Designs
He designed a number of prominent buildings, including Brickdam CathedralBrickdam Cathedral
Brickdam Cathedral, more formally known as the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana, and is the leading Catholic church of the country. Built in the 1920s, it is constructed in a Romanesque architectural style designed by Leonard Stokes, and is 200...
; Castellani House, once the Prime Minister's residence; the Brickdam Police Station; and the New Amsterdam Public Hospital
New Amsterdam Public Hospital
New Amsterdam Public Hospital, in New Amsterdam, Guyana, is outstanding example of timber architecture, and one of the two surviving architectural masterpieces designed by Cesar Castellani, an architect employed in the Public Works Department of British Guiana.Construction commenced in late 1881...
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He made alterations and additions to the Church of the Sacred Heart
Church of the Sacred Heart
Church of the Sacred Heart may refer to:*Church of the Sacred Heart, Hove, East Sussex, England*Church of the Sacred Heart, Singapore*Sacred Heart Cathedral of Guangzhou...
on Main Street (1872-1882), which opened in 1861, for the colony's Madeiran labourers.
The design of the Victoria Law Courts, usually credited to Baron Siccama, has Castellani's signature style.
In 1875 he completed the installation of a sunken panelled ceiling of the Parliamentary chamber in the eastern wing of the Parliament Building
Parliament Building, Guyana
Guyana's Parliament Building, designed by Joseph Hadfield, was built on a foundation of greenheart logs. The foundation stone was laid in 1829 and, in April 1834, the structure, stuccoed to resemble stone blocks, was completed....
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Cesar Castellani died in Georgetown on 2 August 1905.