Gaetano Koch (Rome, 9 January 1849 - 1910) was an Italian architect. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
He made his name above all with several major works in Rome - Palazzo Koch, seat of the Banca d'Italia, and the two porticoed palazzi which form Piazza della Repubblica, and the central Piazza Vittorio. Banca d'Italia is the Central bank of Italy and part of the European System of Central Banks. For other meanings (eg the word's use in place names see Palazzo (disambiguation. Piazza della Repubblica is a semi-circular Piazza in Rome, next to the Termini station. Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, also known as Piazza Vittorio, is a Piazza in Rome, in the Esquilino Rione.
His mark can also be seen in Rome's Palazzo Mengarini and Palazzo Margherita (the latter is now the American Emabssy to Italy in Via Veneto). Via Veneto (officially Via Vittorio Veneto) is one of the most famous (and expensive streets in Rome, Italy. He collaborated with others in the design of the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II. The Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II or Altare della Patria (Altar of the Fatherland or "Il Vittoriano"
He also designed the decoration of the main hall of the Palazzo Comunale at Recanati. Recanati is a town and commune in the Province of Macerata, Marche region of Italy.
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