Giuseppe Jappelli (14 May 1783 – 8 May 1852) was an Italian neoclassic

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who was born and died in

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, which for much of his life was part of the Austrian Empire. He was the youngest of nine children born to Domenico Jappelli and cousin to Luigi Jappelli, a painter and interior decorator. He studied at the

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. In 1836–7, he traveled to

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and

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, an experience that would be formative on his career as a park architect. His best-known work is the Pedrocchi Café in

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. Among his other projects are: Buildings: *Slaughter-house in Padua (1819–1824), now the Institute of Art *The Loggia Amulea (1825) *The University city of Padua (1824) *The prison in Padua (1822) *The Pedrocchi Café in Padua (1831) *The Teatro Verdi in Padua (1847) Parks: *Garden with thermal lakes of Castello Palazzo Reale Selvatico *Garden of Sommi in

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(1814) *Villa Vigodarzere in

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(1816) * Villa Torlonia in

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(1838–1840) *Pedrocchino in Padua (1837–1842) * Treves de'Bonfili Park (1829 - 1835), the first park designed in Padua

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1783 births 1852 deaths Engineers from Venice 19th-century Italian architects Architects from Venice Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna alumni Architects from the Austrian Empire {{Italy-architect-stub