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Sammicheli, Michele

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Sammicheli, Michele (1484–1559)

Italian architect, born at Verona. In 1500 he went to Rome to study. In 1530 he began strengthening the fortifications of Verona, designing the Porta Nuova (1533–40), and the Porta Palio (1557). From 1535 he also designed a number of fortresses for the Venetian Republic in Dalmatia, Corfu, and Crete, as well as in Venice itself.

His other buildings include the Grimani Palace, Venice, and several palaces in Verona, including those of Canossa and Bevilacqua.



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