Pietro Francesco Tagliapietra known as Francesco Paciotto (1521 - 1591) was an Italian military and civil architect, born and died in Urbino. He was a...

the service of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. In 1561 the drawings by Francesco Paciotto da Urbino allowed to delineate the main nucleus of the fortifications...

his wife, Margaret of Parma. The initial project was designed by Francesco Paciotto, and construction pursued by Giovanni Bernardo Della Valle, Giovanni...

sixteenth century". The citadel was designed by the Italian engineer Francesco Paciotto and built on the orders of the Duke of Alva. Initial construction...

shortly before in the city of Antwerp, with the citadel carried out by Francesco Paciotto, who also helped to construct Turin. It was an enclosure in the shape...

seen next to the Parma river. He probably involved the architect, Francesco Paciotto, to do the design. The project echoed the idea, never realized, of...

Citadel, which was held by a well-supplied French garrison; built by Francesco Paciotto between 1564 and 1577, it was generally reputed to be impregnable...

proposals for improvements to the fortifications at Antwerp, designed by Francesco Paciotto, were not carried out. Bartolomeo Campi was killed by an arquebus...

Monferrato. Born in Casale Monferrato in 1540, he was a pupil of Francesco Paciotto. In 1564 he collaborated with him in works in the city of Turin. In...

fortress, who drew inspiration for its design from the one built by Francesco Paciotto in Antwerp. On whether he would have his plans followed to the letter...