Giovanni Bonalino

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Giovanni Bonalino (c. 1575–1633 in Bamberg) was an Italian builder and mason, who worked primarily in Germany. He worked on several churches in Bamberg,^[1] the Schloss Ehrenburg in Coburg, the Pfarrhaus in Frensdorf, and the Schloss in Weimar. He began designing the palace in Weimar in 1619 following a fire in 1774.

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References

↑ Hourihane, Colum (6 December 2012). The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

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[Hourihane2012-1] Hourihane, Colum (6 December 2012). The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.