Luigi Pietro Manini, Count of Fagagna (Crema, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire, 8 March 1848 – Brescia, 29 June 1936) was an Italian set designer, architect, and painter. He arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1879, where he lived until he returned to Italy in 1913. Manini was responsible for some of the most striking architectural designs in Portugal; some of his most famous works include:
- Buçaco Palace;[2]
- Quinta da Regaleira;[3]
- Jardim da Regaleira with its inverse initiating well;
- Vila Relógio;
- Vila Sassetti;
- Challet Mayer;
- Interior decoration at Biester Palace.
- ^ Adrião, Vitor Manuel (2013). Quinta da Regaleira (Sintra, História e Tradição). Lisbon: Dinapress. p. 106. ISBN 978-972-8202-28-6.
- ^ "Palace Hotel of Buçaco and surrounding forest, including chapels and hermitages". Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Quinta da Regaleira - A Fabulous assemblage of constructions full of Templars and Masonic symbols". Retrieved 23 August 2018.