death_date birth_place practice nationality birth_date significant_buildings article_title name alma_mater
1941 1877 yes turin , italy government of siam italian 19 june 1877 ananta collaboration -rrb- hua lamphong railway station -lrb- 1907 -rrb- samakhom throne hall -lrb- 1908 -- 15 ; mario tamagno
 mario tamagno accademia albertina
mario tamagno

mario tamagno -lrb- 19 june 1877 -- 1941 -rrb- was an italian architect who worked mainly in early 20th-century siam -lrb- thailand -rrb- .
he was educated at the albertina academy of fine arts in turin , 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 contributed extensively with annibale rigotti , most notably on the ananta samakhom throne hall .
he married an italian woman in thailand , and returned to italy after the term of his government contract ended .
his contributions with annibale rigotti include : wat benchamabophit -lrb- under prince narisara nuvadtivongs -rrb- nongkhran samoson hall in suan sunanda palace -lrb- 1911 -rrb- siam pavilion at the 1911 turin international world 's fair .
santa cruz church -lrb- 1913 , reconstruction -rrb- thewarat sapharom throne hall in the phaya thai palace -lrb- c. 1910s -rrb- his other projects in thailand include : makkhawan rangsan bridge the oriental hotel the first office of the siam commercial bank phitsanulok mansion bang khun phrom palace -lrb- 1906 -rrb- suan kularb residential hall and abhisek dusit throne hall in the dusit palace hua lamphong railway station -lrb- 1907 -rrb- neilson hays library -lrb- 1920 -- 22 -rrb-
