1680s in architecture
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| 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... . 1680s in architecture . 1690s 1690s in architecture -Buildings:* 1690 - The Sindone Chapel in Turin, designed by Guarino Guarini is completed.* 1695 - Wren Library, Cambridge, the library of Trinity College, designed by Christopher Wren, is completed.... |
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Buildings
- 1680 - St Clement DanesSt Clement DanesSt Clement Danes is a church in the City of Westminster, London. It is situated outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand. The current building was completed in 1682 by Sir Christopher Wren and it now functions as the central church of the Royal Air Force.The church is sometimes claimed to...
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 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. - 1682 - Abingdon County Hall in OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, 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 KempsterChristopher KempsterChristopher Kempster was an English master stonemason and architect who trained with Sir Christopher Wren, working on St Paul's Cathedral.Kempster was from Burford in Oxfordshire, England....
, is completed. - 1683 - The Ashmolean MuseumAshmolean MuseumThe Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is the world's first university museum...
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...
, England, 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 (since rebuilt). - 1683 - Ragley HallRagley HallRagley Hall is located south of Alcester, Warwickshire, eight miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon. It is the ancestral seat of the Marquess of Hertford and is one of the stately homes of England.-The present day:...
in WarwickshireWarwickshireWarwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England, designed by Robert HookeRobert HookeRobert Hooke FRS was an English natural philosopher, architect and polymath.His adult life comprised three distinct periods: as a scientific inquirer lacking money; achieving great wealth and standing through his reputation for hard work and scrupulous honesty following the great fire of 1666, but...
, is completed. - 1687 - The rebuilding of Chatsworth HouseChatsworth HouseChatsworth House is a stately home in North Derbyshire, England, northeast of Bakewell and west of Chesterfield . It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire, and has been home to his family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549.Standing on the east bank of the...
in DerbyshireDerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, England, begins under William TalmanWilliam Talman (architect)William Talman was an English architect and landscape designer. A pupil of Sir Christopher Wren, in 1678 he and Thomas Apprice gained the office of King's Waiter in the Port of London...
. - 1689 - Windsor Guildhall in BerkshireBerkshireBerkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, England, designed by Sir Thomas Fitz (or Fiddes), is completed by Christopher Wren.
Births
- 1682 - James GibbsJames GibbsJames Gibbs was one of Britain's most influential architects. Born in Scotland, he trained as an architect in Rome, and practised mainly in England...
(died 17541754 in architectureThe year 1754 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, finished and consecrated.* King's Chapel, in Boston, designed by Peter Harrison, completed....
) - 1682 - William Benson (died 17541754 in architectureThe year 1754 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, finished and consecrated.* King's Chapel, in Boston, designed by Peter Harrison, completed....
) - 1683 - Thomas RipleyThomas Ripley (architect)-Career:He first kept a coffee house in Wood Street, off Cheapside, London and in 1705 was admitted to the Carpenter's Company. An ex-carpenter, he rose by degrees to become an architect and Surveyor in the royal Office of Works...
(died 17581758 in architectureThe year 1758 in architecture involved some significant events.-Deaths:* Thomas Ripley...
) - 1684 - William Adam (died 17481748 in architectureSee also:1747 in architecture,other events of 17481749 in architecture and thearchitecture timeline.-Deaths:* April 12 - William Kent * William Adam...
) - c. 1685 - William KentWilliam KentWilliam Kent , born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, was an eminent English architect, landscape architect and furniture designer of the early 18th century.He was baptised as William Cant.-Education:...
(died 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...
) - September 29, 1686 - Cosmas Damian AsamCosmas Damian AsamCosmas Damian Asam was a German painter and architect during the late Baroque period. Born in Benediktbeuern, he moved to Rome in 1711 to study at the Accademia di San Luca with Carlo Maratta. There, he could see the fresco Ascensione di Cristo by Melozzo da Forlì in Santi Apostoli Church...
(died 17391739 in architectureSee also:1738 in architecture,other events of 1739,1740 in architecture and thearchitecture timeline.-Births:* January 19 - Joseph Bonomi the Elder * February 15 - Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart...
) - 1686 - Giacomo LeoniGiacomo LeoniGiacomo Leoni , also known as James Leoni, was an Italian architect, born in Venice. He was a devotee of the work of Florentine Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti, who had also been an inspiration for Andrea Palladio. Leoni thus served as a prominent exponent of Palladianism in English...
(died 17461746 in architectureSee also:1745 in architecture,other events of 17461747 in architecture and thearchitecture timeline.-Deaths:* Giacomo Leoni...
) - January 27, 1687 - Balthasar NeumannBalthasar NeumannJohann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...
(died 17531753 in architectureThe year 1753 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Horse Guards in London, designed by William Kent and John Vardy, is completed....
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Deaths
- November 28, 1680 - 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...
(born 1598) - February 18, 1682 - Baldassarre LonghenaBaldassarre Longhenathumb|250px|Tower of the church [[Santa Maria del Soccorso]], [[Rovigo]].Baldassarre Longhena was an Italian architect, who worked mainly in Venice, where he was one of the greatest exponents of Baroque architecture of the period....
(born 1598) - 1688 - Claude PerraultClaude PerraultClaude Perrault is best known as the architect of the eastern range of the Louvre Palace in Paris , but he also achieved success as a physician and anatomist, and as an author, who wrote treatises on physics and natural history.Perrault was born and died in Paris...
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