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| Born | Vittorio Meano (1860-04-02)2 April 1860 |
| Died | 1 June 1904(1904-06-01) (aged 44) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Palace of the Argentine National Congress,Columbus Theatre,Legislative Palace of Uruguay |
| Projects | Palace of the Argentine National Congress,Columbus Theatre,Legislative Palace of Uruguay |
| Design | Palace of the Argentine National Congress,Legislative Palace of Uruguay |
Vittorio Meano (1860,Gravere,Kingdom of Sardinia – 1904,Buenos Aires,Argentina) was an Italian architect born inGravere,Val di Susa,Piedmont,Kingdom of Sardinia.
He studied architecture inAlbertina Academy inTurin,Kingdom of Italy.
In 1884 he arrived inArgentina to work in the studio of the Italian architectFrancesco Tamburini, who at that time was involved in a number of major public works, including the enlargement and renovation of theCasa Rosada.
They worked together on the new building for theTeatro Colón until the death of Tamburini in 1890, after which Meano took charge of the project.
After winning the competition for the design of theArgentine National Congress building in 1895, he became entirely absorbed with these two great public works.
Meano won the international competition for the design of thePalacio Legislativo building inMontevideo,Uruguay.
Shortly after this achievement, on 1 June 1904 he returned to his residence and found his wife in bed with an Italian named Juan (Giovanni) Passera, after a couple of minutes a shot gun sounds in the house, Vittorio screamed "They murdered me!". Passera was sentenced to seventeen years' imprisonment and Mrs. Meano was deported to Italy as a punishment.
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