About Giuseppe Sommaruga
Lived 1867 – 1917 (aged 49–50). Giuseppe Sommaruga was an Italian architect.
Villa Romeo Faccanoni in Milan (1911-1913). Photo by Paolo Monti.
Giuseppe Sommaruga (1867–1917) was an Italian architect of the Liberty style or Art Nouveau movement. He was the pupil of Camillo Boito and Luca Beltrami to the Brera Academy in Milan. His monumental architecture exerted some influence on the futurist architect Antonio Sant'Elia.
Some of his works: Grand Hotel Campo Dei Fiori in Campo dei Fiori, close to Varese (1909–1912) Mausoleo Faccanoni in Sarnico (1907) Villa Faccanoni in Sarnico Palazzina Salmoiraghi, Milan (destroyed) Palazzo Castiglioni (1901–1904) in Milan Villa Romeo Faccanoni (1912-1914), now part of Clinica Columbus, in Milan
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Who was Giuseppe Sommaruga?
Italian architect (1867–1917)
When was Giuseppe Sommaruga born?
Giuseppe Sommaruga was born in 1867 in Milan.
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Giuseppe Sommaruga died in 1917 in Milan.
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Giuseppe Sommaruga was an architect.
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Giuseppe Sommaruga was Italian.
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