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Biography
Giovanni Capula was an Italian architect of likely Sardinian origin of the 13th-14th century.
Biography
Little is known about him, the inscriptions of the Tower of San Pancrazio and the Tower of the Elephant of Cagliari, where he's defined Architector optimus, are the only direct sources available. For Dionigi Scano it was of Sardinian origin, being his surname (Capula) often found "in the toponymy and topography" of Sardinia. According to Salvatore Rattu he was specifically from Cagliari.
On the other hand, his training as an architect is clearer, which is certainly Tuscan, as evidenced by the style of his works.
Works
The Tower of San Pancrazio of (1305), the Tower of the Elephant (1307) and the Towerof the Eagle (or Tower of the Lion), today incorporated in the Palace Boyl, are certainly attributable to Capula. Foiso Fois hypothesized that the main tower of the castle of Serravalle in Bosa should also be included in his works.
