Andrea Giganti (1731 - 1787) was a Sicilian architect of the the Sicilian Baroque era. He was born in Trapani in 1731, in his youth he studied architecture under Giovanni Biagio Amicon (1684 - 1754). Circa 1751 Giganti came under the patronage of Giuseppe Stella, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, with whom he went to Palermo where he studied for the priesthood and was ordained. Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sicilian (Lu Sicilianu, Lingua Siciliana) is the Romance language spoken in Sicily, Italy. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... Picture 1: Sicilian Baroque. ... Torre della Colombaia Trapani (2004 population 67,456) is a city in the west coast of Sicily region, Italy. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Mazara del Vallo, a town in soth-western Sicily, Italy. ... City nickname: Location Location of Palermo within the island of Sicily. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... This article is about the sacrament. ...

After ordination he entered the household of the Sicilian aristocrat the Prince of Scordia, where he seems to have been employed as both confessor and private architect, working on the various houses owned by the Scordia family. Aristocracy is a form of government in which rulership is in the hands of an upper class known as aristocrats. ... The title confessor is used in the Christian Church in two separate ways. ...

Other Sicilian buildings in the baroque style designed by Giganti include Villa Galetti at Bagheria, Villa Ventimiglia, at Mezzo-Monreale, the church of S. Paolo dei Giardinieri, and the dais and high altar at the church of San Salvitore in Palermo. Bagheria is a town of approximately 40,000 inhabitants in the neighbourhood of Palermo in Sicily, Italy. ... Dais (French dais, estrade, Italian predella), originally a part of the floor at the end of a medieval hall, raised a step above the rest of the building. ... An ancient Roman altar An altar is any structure upon which sacrifices or other offerings are offered for religious purposes. ...

A trained engineer Giganti was also responsible for a number of bridges. Towards the end of his life he began to forsake the baroque style in favour of a more simple neoclassical style. Look up engineer on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...