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Borromini

American  
[bawr-uh-mee-nee, bor-, bawr-raw-mee-nee] / ˌbɔr əˈmi ni, ˌbɒr-, ˌbɔr rɔˈmi ni /

noun

  1. Francesco 1599–1667, Italian architect and sculptor.


Borromini British  
/ borroˈmiːni /

noun

  1. Francesco , original name Francesco Castelli . 1599–1667, Italian baroque architect, working in Rome: his buildings include the churches of San Carlo (1641) and Sant' Ivo (1660)

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In Rome, he visited San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane: a chapel designed by Francesco Borromini that’s one of the prizes of Baroque architecture, topped by an oval dome.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2024

There were also cracks in the cupola of Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza church in Rome, a baroque masterpiece by Francesco Borromini, an architectural giant of the 17th century.

From Time Oct. 30, 2016

The cathedral was first started by priests of Francis' Jesuit order and the facade was designed by the Italian architect Borromini.

From US News Sep. 20, 2015

Effectively, it raises up a Borromini church in sound, especially in the first and third of its four seamless movements, which are purely instrumental but with graphic illustrative force.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2014

The man walked rapidly, leaving the Borromini wing on his left, and skirting the outstanding mass of the older buildings.

From The Valley of Decision by Edith Wharton

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