Luigi Canonica
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Luigi Canonica (Tesserete
, Canton Ticino, 9 March 1762 – Milan, 7 February 1844) was a Swiss architect and urban planner
whose prominent career as an exponent of neoclassicism
was spent largely in Milan
and Lombardy
. He was the designated architect of the short-lived Repubblica Cisalpina
, and, following the fall of the Napoleonic empire, of the kings of Sardinia. In Milan he designed the Foro Buonaparte and the Arena.
Tesserete
Tesserete is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.In 1976 the neighboring municipality Campestro was incorporated into Tesserete....
, Canton Ticino, 9 March 1762 – Milan, 7 February 1844) was a Swiss architect and urban planner
Urbanism
Broadly, urbanism is a focus on cities and urban areas, their geography, economies, politics, social characteristics, as well as the effects on, and caused by, the built environment.-Philosophy:...
whose prominent career as an exponent of neoclassicism
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
was spent largely in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
. He was the designated architect of the short-lived Repubblica Cisalpina
Cisalpine Republic
The Cisalpine Republic was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1797 to 1802.-Birth:After the Battle of Lodi in May 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte proceeded to organize two states: one to the south of the Po River, the Cispadane Republic, and one to the north, the Transpadane...
, and, following the fall of the Napoleonic empire, of the kings of Sardinia. In Milan he designed the Foro Buonaparte and the Arena.