Francesco Croce

Italian architect

Francesco Croce (1696–1773) was an Italian baroque architect.^[1] He was mainly active in Milan, where he worked for the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano. Among other things, he designed the highest spire of the Duomo, the guglia del tiburio ("lantern spire"), on top of which the Madonnina statue is currently placed.

Notable works

Prominent works of Francesco Croce include:

Guglia del Tiburio ("lantern spire") of the Duomo in Milan
Portico of the Rotonda della Besana in Milan
Palazzo Brentano in Corbetta
Palazzo Clerici in Niguarda, Milan
Palazzo Sormani in Milan
Palazzo Bellisomi Vistarino in Pavia
San Pietro, Abbiategrasso (church)
San Bartolomeo, Piacenza (church)

He is also responsible for a major restoration of the Duomo di Lodi, and for the renewal of the historic Palazzo della Ragione in Milan, with the addition of a new upper floor with large round windows