Domenico dell'Allio (1505–1563) was an Italian Renaissance architect, working mostly in what was then

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n states of Styria and Carinthia. He is best known for his work in the ''Landhaus'' (Seat of Regional Government) in Graz (1557–1565). He is also known for turning the

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Castle into a Water castle, which used to be shown on the 5 kuna banknote before it was withdrawn. He was the chief architect of the emperor Ferdinand I in his Inner Austrian domains, and was responsible for setting up the Italian-style modern fortification system in

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, along the border with the

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. He planned the town of

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, which had previously been a small settlement donated to the Carinthian estates by emperor Maximilian for their residence. He led the reconstruction of many castles that had been destroyed and frequently only partially rebuilt in the disastrous 1511 earthquake. His work is attested in several Sytrian towns, such as

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, Maribor and Ptuj. Dell'Allio popularized the Renessaince style in present-day southern Austria, Slovenia and central Croatia. He is considered the foremost Renaissance architect in the

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in the 16th century. He was ennobled by Emperor Ferdinand in 1558. He went missing during one of his inspection tours of the Croatian-Ottoman borderlands. His brother Giovanni or Hans Dell'Allio was also an architect. The 17th centuries Austrian-Italian Baroque architects Andrea Allio the Elder and Andrea Allio the Younger were most probably his relatives. IMG 0412 - Graz - Landhaushof

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