Domenico Cachia

Auberge de Castille, whose construction was overseen by Cachia
St Helen's Basilica, which is attributed to Cachia

Domenico Cachia (Maltese: Duminku Cachia, c. 1690–1761) was a Maltese capomastro (master builder) who was involved in the construction of several notable buildings, including Auberge de Castille in Valletta and St Helen's Basilica in Birkirkara. It is not certain if he was the same person as Gio Domenico Cachia, an architect who was the father of Antonio Cachia.[1]

Domenico Cachia was involved in the dismantling of Girolamo Cassar's original Auberge de Castille in 1741, and subsequently the construction of a new auberge to designs of Andrea Belli. He was a capomastro of the Manoel Foundation from 1745 to 1761.[1]

Cachia is sometimes also attributed with the designs of St Helen's Basilica in Birkirkara (1740),[2] the Selmun Palace in Mellieħa (date unknown)[3] and the Church of St. Augustine in Valletta (1765–94), but there is no documentary evidence of his involvement.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Schiavone, Michael J. (2009). Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 1 A-F. Pietà: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. p. 379. ISBN 9789993291329.
  2. ^ Hughes, Quentin (1969). Fortress: Architecture and Military History in Malta. Lund Humphries. p. 194. ISBN 9789993210146.
  3. ^ Spiteri, Stephen C. (2013). "In Defence of the Coast (I) – The Bastioned Towers". Arx – International Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification (3): 115. Retrieved 26 June 2016.