Enrico Alvino (1809–1872) was an Italian architect and

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, particularly active in

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in the mid-19th century. He was born in

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, and died in Rome.

Works

Among his important works in Naples are: *façade of the church of Santa Maria di Piedigrotta (1853); *laid out (with others) the street, Corso Maria Teresa, today named Corso Vittorio Emanuele (between 1852 and 1860), finished in 1870; *planned the restoration of the façade of the

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, completed in 1870; *redesigned the Santa Lucia quarter in 1862; *redesigned (with others) the

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; *converted the ancient convent of San Giovanni a Costantinopoli into the Royal Academy of Fine Arts; In Catania, he helped complete the Palazzo Paternò del Toscano in Piazza Stesicoro.

Bibliography

* Emilio Lavagnino,
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'', II volume, Rome,

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, 1960. 1808 births 1872 deaths 19th-century Italian architects Italian urban planners Urban designers Architects from Naples {{Italy-architect-stub