Luca Beltrami

Luca Beltrami (November 13, 1854 – August 8, 1933) was an Italian architect and architectural historian, known particularly for restoration projects.

He was able to outscore those taking tests from the Ecole Nationale de Beaux Arts, and distinguished himself at the Salon with designs by aquaforte.

He collaborated with the architect Théodore Ballu in works on the Palace of Justice at Charleroi, Belgium.

Returning from Paris in 1880, he won a contest for the Cathedra of Geometry and Descriptive Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts of Milan.

[1] He was also responsible for the design and construction of the base of the monument to Giuseppe Parini in Milan's Piazza Cordusio.