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    Francesco Laparelli da Cortona (5 April 1521 – 20 October 1570) was an Italian architect. He was an assistant of Michelangelo, and later was sent by the...
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    A monument to the architects and engineers Francesco Laparelli and Girolamo Cassar is situated between the Parliament House and the ruins of the Royal...
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    victory in the Great Siege. Pope Pius V sent his military architect, Francesco Laparelli, to design the new city, while Philip II of Spain sent substantial...
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  • involved in the construction of Valletta, initially as an assistant to Francesco Laparelli, before taking over the project himself. He designed many public...
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    the Mediterranean's most powerful navies. Valletta was designed by Francesco Laparelli, a military engineer, and his work was then taken up by Girolamo...
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    build a new city on the peninsula. Construction started in 1566, and Francesco Laparelli was sent by the Pope to design the fortifications. The ruined Fort...
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    James Cavalier. It was designed by the Italian military engineer Francesco Laparelli, while its construction was overseen by his Maltese assistant Girolamo...
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  • Urbanistic complex of the city of Valletta Valletta, Malta 1566–1798 Francesco Laparelli, Gerolamo Cassar Church of the Gesu Rome, Italy 1568–1580 Giacomo...
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    wines. Margaret of Cortona (1247–1297) Luca Signorelli (1445–1523) Francesco Laparelli (1521–1570), engineer and builder Bernardino Radi (1581–1643), sculptor...
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    Porta San Giorgio, which was built in 1569 to designs of either Francesco Laparelli or Girolamo Cassar. The gate was renamed Porta Reale (Maltese: Putirjal)...
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