Domenico Fontana: Architect of Rome’s Grand Vision Domenico Fontana, a name often overshadowed by the titans of the High Renaissance, stands as a pivotal figure in 16th-century Italian architecture and engineering. Born in Melide, a small village nestled on the shores of Lake Lugano in Switzerland – a region then caught between Swiss cantons and Italy – in 1543, Fontana’s life was one of relentless innovation and service to the Papal…