1660s in architecture
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| 1650s 1650s in architecture -Buildings:* 1650 - The Marian column in Prague erected. * 1653 - The Taj Mahal is completed.* 1653 - The Radziwill Palace in Vilnius is completed.* 1656 - The Colonnade of St... . 1660s in architecture . 1670s 1670s in architecture -Buildings:* 1672 - Temple Bar in London is rebuilt by Christopher Wren.* 1673 - Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan is built by Aurangzeb.* 1675** Bethlem Royal Hospital in London, designed by Robert Hooke.** June - Work on St... |
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Buildings
- 1661 - Work begins on VersaillesVersaillesVersailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
, near ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. - 1662
- King Charles Court of the Greenwich Hospital in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, designed by John Webb. - Pažaislis MonasteryPažaislis MonasteryPažaislis monastery and church form the largest monastery complex in Lithuania, and the most magnificent example of Italian baroque architecture in the country...
founded (completed in 1755).
- King Charles Court of the Greenwich Hospital in London
- ca. 1663 - Kingston LacyKingston LacyKingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, now owned by the National Trust. From the 17th to the late 20th centuries it was the family seat of the Bankes family, who had previously resided nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War...
in DorsetDorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
designed by Roger Pratt. - 1665
- Sant'Andrea al QuirinaleSant'Andrea al QuirinaleThe Church of Saint Andrew's at the Quirinal is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, built for of the Jesuit seminary on the Quirinal Hill....
in RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, designed by Bernini is completed. - New chapel at Pembroke College, OxfordPembroke College, OxfordPembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...
, designed by Christopher WrenChristopher WrenSir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...
is completed.
- Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
- 1667 - Piazza of St Peter's in the Vatican CityVatican CityVatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
, designed by Bernini is completed. - 1668 - Sheldonian TheatreSheldonian TheatreThe Sheldonian Theatre, located in Oxford, England, was built from 1664 to 1668 after a design by Christopher Wren for the University of Oxford. The building is named after Gilbert Sheldon, chancellor of the university at the time and the project's main financial backer...
in OxfordOxfordThe city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, designed by Christopher WrenChristopher WrenSir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...
is completed.
Events
- September 2 – September 5, 1666 - The Great Fire of LondonGreat Fire of LondonThe Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall...
destroys most of the city. - 1669 - Christopher WrenChristopher WrenSir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...
appointed Surveyor of the King's WorksOffice of WorksThe Office of Works was established in the English Royal household in 1378 to oversee the building of the royal castles and residences. In 1832 it became the Works Department within the Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings...
in England.
Births
- 1660 - Jakob PrandtauerJakob PrandtauerJakob Prandtauer was an Austrian Baroque architect....
(d. 17261726 in architectureThe year 1726 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Work begins on the Dresden Frauenkirche, in Dresden, Germany, designed by George Bähr...
) - 1661 - probable date of birth of Nicholas HawksmoorNicholas HawksmoorNicholas Hawksmoor was a British architect born in Nottinghamshire, probably in East Drayton.-Life:Hawksmoor was born in Nottinghamshire in 1661, into a yeoman farming family, almost certainly in East Drayton, Nottinghamshire. On his death he was to leave property at nearby Ragnall, Dunham and a...
- 1661 - Daniel MarotDaniel MarotDaniel Marot was a French Protestant, an architect, furniture designer and engraver at the forefront of the classicizing Late Baroque "Louis XIV" style....
(d. 17521752 in architectureThe year 1752 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Foundling Hospital in London, designed by Theodore Jacobsen, is completed.* Mansion House, London, designed by George Dance the Elder, is completed....
) - January 24, 1664 - Sir John VanbrughJohn VanbrughSir John Vanbrugh – 26 March 1726) was an English architect and dramatist, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies, The Relapse and The Provoked Wife , which have become enduring stage favourites...
(d. 17261726 in architectureThe year 1726 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Work begins on the Dresden Frauenkirche, in Dresden, Germany, designed by George Bähr...
) - March 15, 1666 George BährGeorge BährGeorge Bähr was a German architect.-Life:George Bähr was born into a poor family of in Fürstenwalde , the son of a weaver. The village priest, however, helped pay for his education, and Bähr was able to become a carpenter’s apprentice in Lauenstein, Saxony.In 1690, Bähr went to Dresden to start...
- German architect; designer of Protestant churches (d. 17381738 in architectureSee also:1737 in architecture,other events of 1738,1739 in architecture and thearchitecture timeline.-Deaths:* March 16 George Bähr - German architect; designer of Protestant churches * date unknown** Francis Smith -Publications:...
) - 1668 - Johann Lukas von HildebrandtJohann Lukas von HildebrandtJohann Lukas von Hildebrandt was an Italian-trained Austrian architect who designed many stately buildings and churches...
(d. 17451745 in architectureThe year 1745 in architecture involved some significant events.-Events:-Buildings:* The Great Lavra Belltower, the main belltower of the ancient cave monastery of Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev, the current capital of Ukraine, was finished. Construction years: 1731-1745.-Deaths:* William Kent The year...
) - c. 1668 - Thomas ArcherThomas ArcherThomas Archer was an English Baroque architect, whose work is somewhat overshadowed by that of his contemporaries Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. Archer was born at Umberslade Hall in Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire, the youngest son of Thomas Archer, a country gentleman, Parliamentary...
(d. 17431743 in architectureSee also:1742 in architecture,other events of 17431744 in architecture and thearchitecture timeline.-Buildings:* Construction begins on the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen, in Bavaria, designed by Johann Balthasar Neumann....
)
Deaths
- September 23, 1666 - François MansartFrançois MansartFrançois Mansart was a French architect credited with introducing classicism into Baroque architecture of France...
(born 1598) - August 3, 1667 - Francesco BorrominiFrancesco BorrominiFrancesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was an architect from Ticino who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of...
(born 1599) - May 16, 1669 - Pietro da CortonaPietro da CortonaPietro da Cortona, by the name of Pietro Berrettini, born Pietro Berrettini da Cortona, was the leading Italian Baroque painter of his time and also one of the key architects in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture. He was also an important decorator...
(born 1596)