Nicola Michetti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian architect
Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1675
Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Date of Death: 12-Nov-1759
Profession: architect
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Nicola Michetti
- Nicola Michetti, also known as Niccolo or Niccolò (circa December 7, 1675 in Venice – November 12, 1758 in Rome) was an Italian architect, active in a late-Baroque style in mostly Rome, Italy and St Petersburg, Russia. While born in Venice, Nicola worked for years in Rome under Carlo Fontana, including as a foreman (Capomaestro) in the reconstruction of the Basilica of Santi Apostoli.
- Nicola independently submitted a proposal for the Trevi Fountain (1704), however, the winning commission went to Salvi.
- Nicola performed smaller architectural projects in Rome, including the altar and the architecture of the Sacripante chapel (1712) in Sant'Ignazio.
- In 1715, he submitted a losing design against competitors like Juvarra, Canevari and others to be able to design a new sacristy of St.
- Peter's Basilica.
- That same year, he designed and help build a chapel of the church of Santa Maria in Transpontina and for the Rospigliosi chapel in the church of San Francesco a Ripa (which hosts an altarpiece by Chiari). Between 1718 and 1723, Michetti moved to Russia, and became employed by Tsar Peter the Great as court architect.
- His main work of these years is the garden and the cascading fountain of the Peterhof Palace near St Petersburg.
- He made designs for the Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn and the Constantine Palace in Strelna.
- His plan for a monumental lighthouse on the Black Sea was never executed.
- Many of his designs from the Russian era are now in the Hermitage Museum . Returning to Rome, Michetti was inducted into the Accademia di San Luca in 1725 and appointed architect of the Apostolic Chamber and of the Theatine Order.
- During these few years in Rome, he completed other important commissions including the renovation of Palazzo Colonna (1731-1735), as well as much work in ephemeral scenography in the theater. Biography on Treccani Encyclopedia
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