Alessandro Antonelli 1798-1888
Writing by Alessandro Antonelli, without repeating what has already been written - which is no small thing - still serves, in my opinion, to fix his memory, analyzing his figure from the point of view of an engineer, whom he was in substance. It also serves for the singularity of his figure, designer of masonry works at the moment of their end, surpassed by the metal framed structures and then in reinforced concrete, to which he had equated himself, almost in a competition.
Extraordinary figure, who designed by building, forcing the clients to follow him in his continuous variations.
Too far ahead of his time he had to fight day after day, against those who could not understand his works and were afraid of their audacity.
Fausto Giovannardi