Vantini, who taught drawing at the Brescia high school, contributed to the development of Neoclassical architecture in Brescia. His works there include the Porta Pila (demolished in 1856) and the new cemetery, or Cimitero Vantiniano, Italy's first monumental cemetery designed in 1815. The
Arco del Granarolo (Granarolo Arch), completed in 1822, is surmounted by a marble
balustrade and stands on two marble
pilasters. In 1825, he completed the raised dome of the
Duomo Nuovo designed by
Luigi Cagnola. He also worked on the restoration or completion of the city's main churches including San Francesco,
San Clemente,
Santa Maria dei Miracoli and
San Nazaro. Vantini's major achievement was designing the majestic Neoclassical customs offices at the
Porta Orientale in Milan, completed in 1828. ==See also==