About Girolamo Sartorio
Lived 1700 – 1707. Girolamo Sartorio was a German architect and engineer.
Girolamo Sartonio, also known as Hieronimo Sartorio and Geronimo Sartorio (died April 1707 in Venice), was an innovative Italian architect and engineer who worked mainly the German cities of Hanover, Hamburg, Leipzig and Erfurt. His designs were based on Palladian architecture. He was a noted expert in the installation of stage equipment and theatrical machinery and also worked as a builder or consulting architect on the construction of various opera houses, such as the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg. He is also credited with the beginnings of opera in Leipzig and the construction of the opera house in Prague.
Family Born in Venice, Girolamo was the brother of Venetian composers Antonio Sartorio (1630–1680) and Gasparo Sartorio (1625–1680).
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Who was Girolamo Sartorio?
Venetian architect and engineer
When was Girolamo Sartorio born?
Girolamo Sartorio was born in 1700 in Venice.
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Girolamo Sartorio died on 1 April 1707 in Venice.
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Girolamo Sartorio was an architect and engineer.
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Girolamo Sartorio was German.
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