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giacomo della porta

Giacomo della Porta was born in Genoa in 1533, but like Maderno and Fontana was from the Ticino district.

He died in Rome in 1602.

Church of the Gesù

Fountain of the Turtles

He was a pupil of Vignola, and like his fellow-architects from the Ticino was a tireless worker. We can recall some of his numerous works:

- The church of the Gesù
- Palazzo Senatorio on Capitol Hill
- Palazzo della Sapienza;
- The façade of San Luigi dei Francesi
- The Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli
- The Fountain of the Turtles
- The church of Trinità dei Monti (1586)
- The completion of St. Peter’s dome
- Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati.