Giovanni Bassignani

Giovanni Bassignani (1669 – May 1717) was an Italian architect and engineer of the late-Baroque.

Born in Brescia, to Tuscan parents, he studied in Padua then traveled to Venice, Modena, and Genoa. He aided the Venetian Republic in a number of military projects, including rebuilding forts for the defense of Morea, in their wars against the Ottomans. He was wounded in the battles for Negroponte.

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{{cite book | first= Raffaello|last= Soprani| year=1769| title= Delle vite de' pittori, scultori, ed architetti genovesi; Tomo secundo scritto da Carlo Giuseppe Ratti | editor = Carlo Giuseppe Ratti| pages= 349–355| publisher= Stamperia Casamara |location=Genoa | id= | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=vFcGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA349| authorlink= }}