Francesco Gallo (1672-1750) was an Italian architect and engineer. He designed over 100 works during his career, including the massive cupola on the

Sanctuary of Vicoforte The Santuario di Vicoforte (also known as Santuario Regina Montis Regalis) is a monumental church located in the commune of Vicoforte, province of Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is known for having the largest elliptical cupola in the wo ...

. Gallo was born in

Mondovì Mondovì (; , ) is a town and ''comune'' (township) in Piedmont, northern Italy, about from Turin. The area around it is known as the Monregalese. The town, located on the Monte Regale hill, is divided into several '' rioni'' (ancient quart ...

in the

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

region of Italy. He was a student of Antonio Bertola.

Partial list of works

Mondovì Cathedral Mondovì Cathedral () is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Mondovì, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Donatus of Arezzo. It is the seat of the bishops of Mondovì. History and description Several buildings were used ove ...

(1743) * San Giovanni Battista, Racconigi (1730) * Battuti Rossi (Trinity Church),

Fossano Fossano () is a town and ''comune'' of Piedmont, Northern Italy. It is the fourth largest town of the province of Cuneo, after Cuneo, Alba and Bra. It lies on the main railway line from Turin to Cuneo and to Savona, and has a branch line to Mon ...

(1727) * Chiesa Sant'Antonio Abate,

Priero Priero is a small town and ''comune'' of the Langhe, located east of Ceva in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. Presently it has a population of 441. History The original settlement, on a hill called Poggio to the south of the present villag ...

(1716) * Dome of the

(1729)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallo, Francesco 1672 births 1750 deaths People from Piedmont 18th-century Italian architects 18th-century people from the Savoyard State