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Mario Tamagno

Italian architect (1877–1941)

Summary

Italian architect (1877–1941)

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name	Mario Tamagno
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alt	black-and-white image of Mario Tamagno wearing a light-coloured outfit, seated in a chair, looking just right of camera
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birth_place	Turin, Italy
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alma_mater	Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti
practice	Government of Siam
significant_buildings	Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall (1908–15; collaboration)
Hua Lamphong Railway Station (1907)

Hua Lamphong Railway Station (1907)

Mario Tamagno (19 June 1877 – 1941) was an Italian architect who worked mainly in early 20th-century Siam (modern-day Thailand).

Biography

Tamagno was educated at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, Italy, where he became an instructor after graduating in 1895. He travelled to Siam in 1900, where he entered employment with the Siamese government in a twenty-five-year contract. He was among many Westerners, particularly Italians, who were employed as architects and civil engineers during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. He produced many works and collaborated extensively with Annibale Rigotti, most notably on the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall.

After the end of his contract (1900–1925), Tamagno was asked by the Siamese government to continue his work for Villa Norasing (today House of Government) during its last phase of construction. In May 1926, he returned to Italy with a lifetime retirement income from the Government of Siam.

Notable contributions

Makkhawan Rangsan Bridge
Oriental Hotel
First branch of the Siam Commercial Bank
Private residence of Chaophraya Thammasakmontri (1899), currently operating as a cultural and civic hub called Bangkok 1899
Phitsanulok Mansion
Bang Khun Phrom Palace (1906)
Suan Kularb Residential Hall and Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall in the Dusit Palace
Hua Lamphong Railway Station (1907)
Neilson Hays Library (1920–1922)

Collaborations with Annibale Rigotti

Wat Benchamabophit (under Prince Narisara Nuvadtivongs)
Nongkhran Samoson Hall in Suan Sunandha Palace (1911)
Siam pavilion at the 1911 Turin International world's fair
Santa Cruz Church (1913, reconstruction), not mentioned in Mario Tamagno's records
Thewarat Sapharom Throne Hall in the Phaya Thai Palace (c.1910)

References

Citations

General references

Lohapon, Neungreudee. Buon fratello e Amico Thailandia-Italia: 140 Anni Di Relazioni Italo-Thailandesi – ภราดามหามิตร ไทย-อิตาลี: 140 ปี ความสัมพันธ์ไทย-อิตาลี. published by the Royal Thai Embassy in Rome, printed by Amarin Printing and Publishing, Bangkok 2010.
Tamagno, Elena. Mario Tamagno: Twenty-five years serving the court of Siam as an architect – มาริโอ ตามานโญ.ยี่สิบห้าปีแห่งการเป็นสถาปนิกในราชสำนักสยาม (๒๔๔๓-๒๔๖๘). in Muang Boran. vol. 24. no. 2 April–June 1998.

References

(14 February 2019). "จากบ้านเจ้าพระยาธรรมศักดิ์มนตรีสู่คาเฟ่ ศูนย์ NGO และบ้านพักของศิลปินแลกเปลี่ยนทั่วโลก: Chaopraya for all".

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