Giuseppe Jappelli Explained

Giuseppe Jappelli (14 May 1783  - 8 May 1852) was an Italian neoclassic architect and engineer who was born and died in Venice, which for much of his life was part of the Austrian Empire.^[1] He was the youngest of nine children born to Domenico Jappelli and cousin to Luigi Jappelli, a painter and interior decorator.^[2] He studied at the Clementine Academy in Bologna. In 1836 - 7, he traveled to France and England, an experience that would be formative on his career as a park architect. His best-known work is the Pedrocchi Café in Padua. Among his other projects are:

Buildings:

• Slaughter-house in Padua (1819–1824), now the Institute of Art
• The Loggia Amulea (1825)
• The University city of Padua (1824)
• The prison in Padua (1822)
• The Pedrocchi Café in Padua (1831)
• The Teatro Verdi in Padua (1847)

Parks:

• Garden with thermal lakes of Castello Palazzo Reale Selvatico
• Garden of Sommi in Torre de' Picenardi (1814)
• Villa Vigodarzere in Saonara (1816)
• Villa Torlonia in Rome (1838–1840)
• Pedrocchino in Padua (1837–1842)
• Treves de'Bonfili Park (1829 - 1835), the first park designed in Padua^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Emmons, Paul . The Cultural Role of Architecture : Contemporary and Historical Perspectives. . 2012 . Taylor and Francis . Jane Lomholt, John Shannon Hendrix . 978-1-135-76536-1 . Hoboken . 823379914.
2. Web site: Giuseppe Jappelli . 2022-06-03 . www.histouring.com . en.
3. Web site: 2016-05-09 . Treves Park at Padua . 2022-06-03 . Thermae Abano Montegrotto . en-US.