Bicentenary of Architect Carlo Maciachini

Bicentenary of Carlo Machiachini

D Major Tv with Amici del Monumentale our partner we celebrated the Bicentennial of Architect Carlo Maciachini at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan, with our young associates Sofia Manvati and Vittorio Benaglia "Duo Concertante".

With the extraordinary participation of our honorary partner Enrico Terzo Beruschi and our President Alida Altemburg. Thank to Councillor of Digital Transformation of Milano Mrs. Cocco.

Carla de Bernardi President of the Friends of the Monumental accompanied the visitors for a tour dedicated to the great architect Maciachini.

Thanks to Al Cool, for the logistics and the wonderful photos of Beppe Bisceglia Ph, official photographer

The President of the Monumental Cemetery Mrs. Colace speaks of Carlo Maciachini and tells us his story.

Carlo Francesco Maciachini (sometimes spelled Maciacchini; 2 April 1818 – 10 June 1899) was an Italian architect and restorer. Born near Varese, he studied in Milan, where he also realized some of his most important works, most notably the Monumental Cemetery (1866). Other notable works of Maciachini are restorations of historic churches in several cities of northern Italy.

Along with Camillo Boito, Luca Beltrami, and Luigi Broggi, Maciachini is one of the prominent representatives of the eclectic period of Milanese architecture, sometimes referred to as "Milanese eclecticism"

Maciachini was also involved in a resounding failure with his design of the dome of the Cathedral of Pavia, which was completed in 1885 and partially collapsed in that same year.

The Cathedral had to remain closed for over seven years because pieces of marble would occasionally fall from the fractured dome.

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The dome is still in place, but its maintenance is difficult and costly because of the defective design.

All togheter! From the left: Enrico Terzo Beruschi Vittorio BenagliaiSofia Manvati Alida Altemburg Carla de Bernardi

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