• Thumbnail for Domenico Fontana
    Domenico Fontana (1543 – 28 June 1607) was an Italian architect of the late Renaissance, born in today's Ticino. He worked primarily in Italy, at Rome...
    8 KB (959 words) - 10:45, 24 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for St. Peter's Basilica
    Porta and Domenico Fontana brought the dome to completion in 1590, the last year of the reign of Sixtus V. His successor, Gregory XIV, saw Fontana complete...
    118 KB (13,844 words) - 20:54, 16 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Vatican obelisk
    1586. The work was carried out under the direction of the architect Domenico Fontana who required thirteen months of preparatory work, 900 men, 75 horses...
    10 KB (906 words) - 22:12, 27 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Obelisk
    a full-sized wooden mock-up erected within months of his election. Domenico Fontana, the assistant of Giacomo Della Porta in the Basilica's construction...
    34 KB (4,092 words) - 00:21, 11 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
    Roman projects, such as the stilted designs Acqua Felice and Paola by Domenico Fontana in Piazza San Bernardo (1585–87) or the customary embellished geometric...
    15 KB (1,812 words) - 02:06, 24 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for San Luigi dei Francesi
    France. The church was designed by Giacomo della Porta and built by Domenico Fontana between 1518 and 1589, and completed through the personal intervention...
    13 KB (1,349 words) - 22:42, 5 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Fontana dell'Acqua Felice
    Acqua Felice aqueduct restored by Pope Sixtus V. It was designed by Domenico Fontana and built in 1585–1588. It is located at the intersection of Largo...
    7 KB (863 words) - 12:00, 29 October 2023
  • Domenico Fontana (born January 16, 1943, in Marano Vicentino) is a retired Italian professional football player. He played 12 seasons (186 games, 13 goals)...
    2 KB (65 words) - 05:02, 17 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Royal Palace of Naples
    the present building was begun in the 17th century by the architect Domenico Fontana. Intended to house King Philip III of Spain on a visit never fulfilled...
    9 KB (852 words) - 09:35, 8 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Pope Sixtus V
    occupied with the care of his property, the Villa Montalto, erected by Domenico Fontana close to the cardinal's beloved church on the Esquiline Hill, overlooking...
    26 KB (3,007 words) - 06:38, 6 March 2024