Pietro Arrigoni

Pietro Arrigoni (1856–1940) was an Italian architect from Milan, mostly known for his work in the city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece.

Life

He was born in 1856 in Milan and studied architecture. In 1890 he settled in Thessaloniki. He was hired by the "Compagnie de Tramways et d' Éclairage Électrique de Salonique" and designed its central tram station. Among his works in the city are also Villa Bianca, Villa Achmet Kapanci, Villa Mechmet Kapanci, Aslanian mansion, the old building of the Ippokrateio Hospital (Hirsch), Villa Hirsch, Moskof mansion, the Railway Museum of Thessaloniki and others. He operated also a mine in Chalkidiki.

He left temporarly the city due to the Italo-Turkish War and returned in 1912. In 1921 he founded with his son an architectural office and between 1923-26 he designed a settlement for Greek refugees.

He is buried in the Catholic cemetery of St Vincent in Thessaloniki.

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