1650s in architecture
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| 1640s 1640s in architecture -Buildings:* The Taj Mahal is under construction.* 1647 - The Changdeokgung of Korea is reconstructed.-Births:* April 16, 1646 - Jules Hardouin Mansart * 1648 - Pietro Perti... . 1650s in architecture . 1660s 1660s in architecture -Buildings:* 1661 - Work begins on Versailles, near Paris.* 1662** King Charles Court of the Greenwich Hospital in London, designed by John Webb.** Pažaislis Monastery founded .* ca... |
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Buildings
- 1650 - The Marian column in PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
erected. (Destroyed 19181918 in architectureThe year 1918 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Hallidie Building is built in San Francisco. Designed by Willis Polk. Credited as the first glass curtain wall building....
) - 1653 - The Taj MahalTaj MahalThe Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal...
(begun in 1630) is completed. - 1653 - The Radziwill PalaceRadziwill Palace in VilniusRadziwiłł Palace is a Late Renaissance palace in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. It had been the second palace of Radziwiłłs by importance in Vilnius and the largest one.-History:...
in VilniusVilniusVilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
is completed. - 1656 - The ColonnadeColonnadeIn classical architecture, a colonnade denotes a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building....
of St. Peter's BasilicaSt. Peter's BasilicaThe Papal Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian as ' and commonly known as Saint Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. Saint Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world...
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...
is started by Gian Lorenzo BerniniGian Lorenzo BerniniGian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...
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Births
- May 23, 1654 - Nicodemus Tessin the YoungerNicodemus Tessin the YoungerCount Nicodemus Tessin the Younger was a Swedish Baroque architect, city planner, and administrator.The son of Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and the father of Carl Gustaf Tessin, Tessin the Younger was the middle-most generation of the brief Tessin dynasty, which have had a lasting influence on...
(died 17281728 in architectureThe year 1728 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Expectación in San Luis Potosí, Mexico is completed.* Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, designed by John Vanbrugh, is completed....
)scaffolding - July 20, 1656 - Johann Bernhard Fischer von ErlachJohann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach----Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, born Johann Bernhard Fischer was probably the most influential Austrian architect of the Baroque period....
(died 17231723 in architectureThe year 1723 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Mavisbank House in Loanhead, Scotland is designed by William Adam.-Births:* John Carr * William Chambers -Deaths:...
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