Carlo Zucchi (architect) explained

Carlo Zucchi
Birth Date:	February 1789
Birth Place:	Reggio Emilia, Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Death Place:	Reggio Emilia, Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Occupation:	Painter & architect

Carlo Zucchi (February 1789, in Reggio Emilia – 9 September 1849) was an Italian architect.

A nephew of the namesake Italian general, Zucchi studied in Paris. Later he was active in the River Plate basin.

Selected works

• Mausoleum of Manuel Dorrego, La Recoleta Cemetery
• Façade of the Cathedral of Santa Fe, Argentina
• Façade of the Cathedral of Buenos Aires
• Design of Plaza Independencia, Montevideo, in 1836
• Central Cemetery of Montevideo
• Teatro Solís, Montevideo
• Hospital Maciel (part)
• Church at Coronda, Province of Santa Fe

Literature

• Book: Giuria, Juan. La arquitectura en el Uruguay . Imprenta Universal . 1955. Montevideo . es.
• Book: Lucchini, Aurelio . El Concepto de Arquitectura y su traducción a formas en el territorio que hoy pertenece a Uruguay . 1986 . Universidad de la República . Montevideo . es.
• Book: Aliata, Fernando . Carlo Zucchi. Arquitecturas, decoraciones urbanas, monumentos . 2009 . Ediciones al Margen . La Plata . es.