Santino Solari
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Santino Solari (Verna near Lugano (Ticino canton, Switzerland), 1576 - Salzburg, April 10 1646) was a Swiss architect and sculptor, who worked mainly in Austria.
In 1612, he was appointed chief architecht of Salzburg by the archbishop Markus Sittikus. His work introduced north Italian early baroque to Austria. Solari is buried in the Peter cemetery of Salzburg.
Important work:
- Fortifications in the city and province of Salzburg (eg. in Neumarkt am Wallersee)
- Hellbrunn palace with the trick fountains
- Salzburg cathedral after having modified the plans by Vincenzo Scamozzi
