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Pietro Avoscani

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Pietro Avoscani (born 1816 in Livorno; died 1 March 1891 in Alexandria) was an Italian architect. He emigrated to Egypt in 1837.[1]

The Ras el-Tin Palace in 1931, on the Mediterranean coast in Alexandria, Egypt. The royal summer palace, built in 1847, and used as such until the last king's abdication in 1953.

Buildings

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  • Palace of Gabbar, 1846–48
  • Ras el-Tin Palace, 1847[1]
  • Palaces of Abbasiyya and Hilmiyya 1849
  • Palaces of Gazira and Chubra, 1860–61
  • Khedivial Opera House, 1869
  • International Market of Minia al-Bassal/Bourse of Minet el Bassal, 1871
  • Zizinia theatre/Theatre Zizinia, 1863[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Pallini, Cristina. "Italian Architects and Modern Egypt" (PDF). MIT. p. 6. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  2. ^ Khalil 2009, p. 40.

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