José da Costa e Silva

José da Costa e Silva ( born July 25, 1747 in Vila Franca de Xira, † March 21, 1819 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Portuguese architect.

Life

After the architecture and character studies in Lisbon in 1769, he went to Bologna. After his return in 1780 he worked as an architect. His incurred mainly in the Lisbon area buildings are attributed to the classicism.

In 1781 he was professor of architecture and drawing.

In 1807 he went with the Portuguese royal court, fleeing from Napoleon's invasion forces, the Brazilian Rio de Janeiro, where he died in 1819.

Works (selection)

  • Igreja do Loreto (1791 )
  • Teatro Nacional São Carlos ( 1792)
  • Hospital de Runa (1792 )
  • Palácio Nacional da Ajuda (1802 )
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