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1731 In Architecture
The year 1731 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings *Basilica of Superga in Italy, designed by Filippo Juvarra, is completed. *Cumbernauld House in Scotland, to designs by William Adam, is built. * Hôtel Peyrenc de Moras in Paris, designed by Jean Aubert, is completed. * Jakobstad Church in Finland, designed by Johan Knubb, is built. *Jerusalem's Church in Berlin, designed by Philipp Gerlach, is completed. *Royal Theatre in Mantua, Italy, designed by Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, is built. *Trooditissa Monastery on Cyprus is built. * Staircase of Schloss Bruchsal in Baden is designed by Balthasar Neumann. Births *January 13 – Carl von Gontard, German architect (d. 1791) *April 14 – Laurent-Benoît Dewez, Belgian architect (d. 1812) *May 10 – Victor Louis, French architect (d. 1800) *Andrea Giganti, Sicilian Baroque architect (d. 1787) *Approximate date – John Hawks, English-born architect working in the Province of North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trooditissa Monastery
'Trooditissa Monastery'', (GreekΤροοδίτισσα is situated on the southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains on the island of Cyprus. It is an Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was founded in 990, but the current building dates back to 1731. It is built at an altitude of 1,300m (4,265 feet) and the closest village is Platres. The Holy Monastery of Trooditissa is estimated to have been founded after the period of iconoclasm. The earlier buildings, which were of the middle Byzantine period (12th century) are not saved. The main church and the other surrounding buildings were built in the 18th-20th centuries. The most important relic of the monastery is the thaumaturgist icon of Virgin Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ..., originally f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Giganti
Andrea Giganti (18 September 1731 – 4 November 1787) was an Italians, Italian architect of the Sicilian Baroque era. He was born in Trapani in 1731. In his youth, he studied architecture under Giovanni Biagio Amico (1684–1754). Around 1751, Giganti came under the patronage of Giuseppe Stella, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, with whom he went to Palermo, where he studied for the priesthood and was ordained. After ordination, he entered the household of the Sicilian Aristocracy (class), aristocrat the Prince of Scordia, where he seems to have been employed as both confessor and private architect, working on the various houses owned by the Scordia family. Giganti designed other Sicilian buildings in the baroque style, including: Villa Galetti at Bagheria, Villa Ventimiglia, at Mezzo-Monreale, the church of S. Paolo dei Giardinieri, and the dais and high altar at the church of Santissimo Salvatore, Palermo, San Salvatore in Palermo. He designed the staircase for the Palazzo Bonagio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1800 In Architecture
The year 1800 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * June 30 – Replacement Teatro Riccardi opera house in Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ..., Lombardy, designed by Giovanni Francesco Lucchini, is opened. * November 1 – White House, The White House in Washington D.C., United States, is completed. However, the porticoes are not added until 1825 in architecture, 1825. * The King's Inns in Dublin, designed by James Gandon, are completed. * Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral in Chile is completed. * East Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight, designed by John Nash (architect), John Nash for his own use, is completed. * Tyringham Hall near Newport Pagnell in England, designed by John Soane, is completed. * Gosford H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French People
The French people (french: Français) are an ethnic group and nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France. The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from northern and central France, are primarily the descendants of Gauls (including the Belgae) and Romans (or Gallo-Romans, western European Celtic and Italic peoples), as well as Germanic peoples such as the Franks, the Visigoths, the Suebi and the Burgundians who settled in Gaul from east of the Rhine after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as various later waves of lower-level irregular migration that have continued to the present day. The Norse also settled in Normandy in the 10th century and contributed significantly to the ancestry of the Normans. Furthermore, regional ethnic minorities also exist within France that have distinct lineages, languages and cultures such as Bretons in Brittany, Occi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Louis
Victor Louis (10 May 1731, Paris – 2 July 1800, Paris) was a French architect, disqualified on a technicality from winning the Prix de Rome in architecture in 1755. Life He was born Louis-Nicolas Louis in Paris. He did not adopt the name Victor until after he returned from a trip to Poland in 1765. In 1770 he married the pianist and composer Marie-Emmanuelle Bayon. They had a daughter, Marie-Hélène-Victoire, in 1774. A full biography of Victor Louis was published by Charles Marionneau in Bordeaux in 1881. Work Louis' masterpiece is the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux of 1780. He also designed other theatres, including the Salle Richelieu on the rue de Richelieu (1790, later to become the home of the Comédie-Française) and the Théâtre National de la rue de la Loi (1793, demolished). The Salle Richelieu was the first major building with a roof structure of iron which was selected for its fire-resistant qualities when compared with wood. Other buildings include the Intendan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1812 In Architecture
The year 1812 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * July 6 – The Laigh Milton Viaduct, built to carry the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway in Scotland, is officially opened.Awdry, Christopher, (1990). ''Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies''. London: Guild Publishing. * October 10 – The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London, designed by Benjamin Dean Wyatt, the fourth theatre on the site, hosts its first production. * Original Scottish Law Courts, Edinburgh, designed by Robert Reid, completed. * Custom House, Leith, Edinburgh, designed by Robert Reid, completed. * HM Prison Perth, Scotland, designed by Robert Reid, completed. * The original Breidenbacher Hof hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, opens to the public. (It is destroyed by bombing in 1943 and later rebuilt at a different location.) * The Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London, designed by P. F. Robinson, is completed (demolished in 1905). * St. John's Cathedral (Belize C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgians
Belgians ( nl, Belgen; french: Belges; german: Belgier) are people identified with the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe. As Belgium is a multinational state, this connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural rather than ethnic. The majority of Belgians, however, belong to two distinct ethnic groups or ''communities'' ( nl, gemeenschap, links=no; french: communauté, links=no) native to the country, i.e. its historical regions: Flemings in Flanders, who speak Dutch; and Walloons in Wallonia, who speak French or Walloon. There is also a substantial Belgian diaspora, which has settled primarily in the United States, Canada, France, and the Netherlands. Etymology The 1830 revolution led to the establishment of an independent country under a provisional government and a national congress. The name "Belgium" was adopted for the country, the word being derived from ''Gallia Belgica'', a Roman province in the northernmost part of Gaul that, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent-Benoît Dewez
Laurent-Benoît Dewez (14 April 1731 – 1 November 1812) was a Belgian architect of Walloon origin. He is considered the most influential architect in the Austrian Netherlands (present-day Belgium) from the second half of the 18th century. His architectural projects are of international stature and introduced a neoclassical style, with Italian and English influences, to the region. He designed a large number of châteaux, abbeys and churches in Belgium, many of which were damaged after the French Revolution. Early life Dewez was born in Petit-Rechain near Verviers on 14 April 1731. The abbot of the Abbey of Saint Hubert sent him on a study trip to Italy. There he worked with Luigi Vanvitelli and came into contact with Robert Adam, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Johann Joachim Winckelmann and Charles-Louis Clérisseau. After a subsequent study trip to Split in the company of Robert Adam he worked briefly as an associate of the Adam brothers in London in 1758. In 1759 he came bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1791 In Architecture
The year 1791 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * The elevations of Charlotte Square in Edinburgh, Scotland, are designed by Robert Adam. * Polish architect Jakub Kubicki is ennobled. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * January 6 – Théâtre Feydeau, Paris, designed by Jacques Legrand and Jacques Molinos. * November 7 – The Custom House, Dublin, Ireland, designed by James Gandon. Buildings completed * Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India * Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany * Clyne Castle, Swansea, Wales, built by Richard Phillips * Gammel Køgegård, Køge, Denmark (main house) * Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, Argentina (rebuilt) * Plaza Mayor, Madrid, remodelling by Juan de Villanueva * Rock Castle (Hendersonville, Tennessee), United States, home of Daniel Smith. * Tower of Hercules (lighthouse) in Spain (remodelling) * Dar Hassan Pacha (palace) in the Casbah of Algiers. Births * January 14 – Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Von Gontard
Carl Philipp Christian von Gontard (13 January 1731 in Mannheim – 23 September 1791 in Breslau) was a German architect who worked primarily in Berlin, Potsdam, and Bayreuth in the style of late Baroque Classicism. Next to Knobelsdorff he was considered the most important architect of the era of Frederick the Great of Prussia.Drescher, Horst, "Gontard, Carl Philipp Christian von" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 6 (1964), S. 643 f.; RL: http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/ppn119014807.htmlOnline version (in German)] Carl von Gontard descended from a Huguenot family living in the French province of Dauphiné. He married Sophia von Erckert and had numerous children, including Carl Friedrich Ludwig von Gontard, a Prussian army officer who was granted hereditary nobility by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II. After two years of study in Paris under Jacques-François Blondel and a lengthy sojourn in Italy he gained a reputation as a valued court architect to Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margrav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balthasar Neumann
Johann Balthasar Neumann (; 27 January 1687 (?) – 19 August 1753), usually known as Balthasar Neumann, was a German architect and military artillery engineer 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, including the Würzburg Residence and the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (called ''Vierzehnheiligen'' in German). The Würzburg Residence is considered one of the most beautiful and well proportioned palaces in Europe and the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is considered by some as the crowning work of the period. Early life Neumann was born in Eger, Kingdom of Bohemia, now known as Cheb, Czech Republic, in January 1687. He was the seventh of nine children of cloth-maker Hans Christoph Neumann (d. 1713) and his wife Rosina (1645–1707). Neumann was baptized on 30 January 1687. His first apprenticeship was spent working at a bell and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
