Ernesto Korrodi

Ernesto Korrodi (Zürich, 31 January 1870 – Leiria, 3 February 1944), was a Swiss-born architect who moved to Portugal aged 19, spending the remainder of his life there.

He later adopted Portuguese citizenship, and married a Portuguese woman. He died in 1944.

Main works
He has more than 400 works in all Portugal of which the most important are:
 * Castle of D. Chica
 * Hotel Guadiana in the town of Vila Real de Santo António, the oldest Hotel in the Algarve.
 * Restoration of Leiria Castle
 * Church of Santa Catarina da Serra, Leiria (1902)