Carlo Borella was an Italian

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

of the 17th century. He designed churches in

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a thr ...

and is thought to have been the architect responsible for the completion of Palladio's

Palazzo Chiericati The Palazzo Chiericati is a Renaissance palace in Vicenza (northern Italy), designed by Andrea Palladio. History Palladio was asked to design and build the palazzo by Count Girolamo Chiericati. The architect started building the palace in 1 ...

. One of Borella more notable works is the church at

Monte Berico The Church of St. Mary of Mount Berico ( it, Basilica di S. Maria di Monte Berico) is a Roman Catholic and minor basilica in Vicenza, northern Italy. The church is a Marian shrine, and stands at the top of a hill which overlooks the city. Or ...

, Vicenza. Completed between 1688 and 1703 Borella is forsakes the Palladian influences of most Vicentine architecture in favour of the more modern and ornate Baroque.

References

The Sanctuary of "Monte Berico" ( Vicenza, Veneto, Italy)
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