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1779 In Architecture
The year 1779 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * St Paul's Square, Birmingham, England. * South façade of Stowe House, England, completed in the neoclassical style based on a design by Robert Adam. * Robert Adam completes his remodelling of Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath, London. * New Church of Ireland Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford, designed by John Roberts, completed. * Fridericianum in Kassel (Hesse), designed by Simon Louis du Ry, completed. * Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans, designed by Claude Nicolas Ledoux, completed. * The Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire, opened 1 January 1779, Grade 1 listed Cloth Hall. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Guy de Gisors and Père François Jacques Lannoy. Births * April 10 – James Savage, English architect (died 1852) * July 8 – Giorgio Pullicino, Maltese painter and architect (died 1851) * Edward Lapidge, English architect (died 1860) Deaths * Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Stowe may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Stowe, Buckinghamshire, a civil parish and former village ** Stowe House ** Stowe School *Stowe, Cornwall, in Kilkhampton parish * Stowe, Herefordshire, in the List of places in Herefordshire * Stowe, Lincolnshire, a hamlet in Barholm and Stowe parish * Stowe, Shropshire, a small village and civil parish *Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, a village and civil parish * Stowe Pool, a reservoir in Lichfield, Staffordshire *Stowe, a corner of the Silverstone Circuit United States * Stowe Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania * Stowe, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place *Stowe, Vermont, a town ** Stowe Mountain Resort ski area **Stowe Recreation Path * Lake Stowe, Vermont * Stowe, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Elsewhere *Stowe, Alberta, Canada *Stowe, Dominica People *Barry Stowe (born 1957), American businessman *Calvin Ellis Stowe (1802–1886), American biblical scholar, husband of Harriet Beecher Stowe *Dorothy Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy De Gisors
Alexandre-Jean-Baptiste-Guy de Gisors (20 September 1762 – 6 May 1835) was a French architect, a member of the Gisors family of architects and prominent government administrators responsible for the construction and preservation of many public buildings in Paris.Richard Cleary (1996). "Gisors", vol. 12, pp. 746–747, in ''The Dictionary of Art'', edited by Jane Turner, reprinted with minor corrections in 1998. New York: Grove. . Early training and family Guy de Gisors was born in Paris, where he attended the Académie Royale d’Architecture and was a student of Jean Chalgrin. He was the cousin of Jacques-Pierre Gisors (1755–1818) and the uncle of Alphonse de Gisors (1796–1866), and collaborated with Jacques-Pierre on the design of the assembly hall for the Conseil des Cinq-Cents in the Palais-Bourbon (1795–1797). Later career He participated in the planning of Napoléonville in 1808 and in about 1810 took over the ongoing designs for the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with one of the country's largest medieval cathedrals, it is the largest settlement and has the largest urban area in East Anglia. The population of the Norwich City Council local authority area was estimated to be 144,000 in 2021, which was an increase from 143,135 in 2019. The wider built-up area had a population of 213,166 in 2019. Heritage and status Norwich claims to be the most complete medieval city in the United Kingdom. It includes cobbled streets such as Elm Hill, Timber Hill and Tombland; ancient buildings such as St Andrew's Hall; half-timbered houses such as Dragon Hall, The Guildhall and Strangers' Hall; the Art Nouveau of the 1899 Royal Arcade; many medieval lanes; and the winding River Wensum that flows through the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ivory
Thomas Ivory (1709–1779) was an English builder and architect, active in Norwich. Life Ivory was born in 1709. His early years and education remain obscure. His earliest recorded large commission was in his capacity as a builder and timber merchant at Thrigby Hall in 1735. He bought the freedom of Norwich in 1745 and was appointed carpenter the Great Hospital in the city in 1751. In May 1750 he had put his house in the parish of St Martin-at-Oak for sale. He then leased a piece of land on the west forecourt of the Great Hospital on which he built a substantial residence for himself, into which he moved in 1756. It is now known as St Helen's House. He went on to build the Assembly House (1754), the neighbouring theatre (1757, since destroyed), the Methodist meeting-house in Bishopsgate Street (1752–3), the Octagon Chapel in Colegate (1754–6) and the artillery barracks (1771). He was also responsible for various houses in the city. Between 1767 and 1779, along with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1707 In Architecture
The year 1707 in architecture involved some significant events. Events *Johann Dientzenhofer takes over building work on Banz Abbey, following the death of his brother Leonhard Dientzenhofer. Buildings and structures Buildings * In Istanbul, the Yeni Valide Mosque is begun (completed in 1710 in architecture, 1710). * The first Petrine Baroque building in Moscow, the Menshikov Tower (church), designed by Ivan Zarudny, is structurally complete. * The Kollegienkirche, Salzburg, designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, is dedicated. * In Paris, the Hôtel de Vendôme, designed for the Carthusians by Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond, is completed. * In Beijing, construction of the Old Summer Palace (圆明园, ''Yuánmíngyuán'', "Gardens of Perfect Brightness") begins. Births *Giuseppe Bonici, Maltese architect and military engineer (died 1779 in architecture, 1779) *Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli, Italian architect (died 1789 in architecture, 1789) *Johann George Schmidt, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Bonici
Giuseppe Bonici (1707–1779) was a Maltese architect and military engineer. He held the post of ''Capomastro delle Opere della Religione'' and was the principal architect of the Order of St. John from 1761 until his death. He designed several notable buildings; his masterpiece was the Customs House in Valletta. Biography Bonici began drawing architectural plans at a young age, and he was apprenticed to the Maltese architect Giovanni Barbara and later the French military engineer René Jacob de Tigné. He made plans for the St. Publius Parish Church in Floriana in 1734, which solidified his fame as a master of religious architecture. His masterpiece is the Customs House in Valletta, which he designed in 1774. Bonici mainly designed buildings in the Baroque style, even when the style was being superseded by neoclassical architecture in the rest of Europe. Bonici held a number of positions throughout his career, including a substitute engineer at the ''Commissari Domorum'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Johan Cronstedt
Carl Johan Cronstedt (25 April 1709 – 9 November 1779) was a Swedish architect, inventor, count, noble, civil servant, scientist and bibliophile.Quinn, p. 52 Biography Cronstedt was the son of Jakob Cronstedt (Olderman) and Margareta Beata Grundel. He was born in 1709 in Stockholm, Sweden. He married Countess Eva Margareta Lagerberg in 1744. Cronstedt became a pupil of Christopher Polhem in 1729 and in 1733 was his apprentice. He studied civil engineering under Carl Hårleman and in 1743 became his successor as superintendent, a post he held to 1767. He carried out work at the following: * Drottningholm Palace in the 1740s following Hårleman's architectial drawings. * Maria Magdalena Church restoration in Stockholm after the 1759 fire. * Construction of the new Amiralitetskyrkan in Karlskrona in 1760. * Involved in the construction of Drottningholmsteatern 1764 to 1765. * various town plans and park designs, including the town plan for Kasko in 1765. * drawings for Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1709 In Architecture
The year 1709 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * In Prague, Hradec Králové, the Bishop's residence, one of the most elaborate baroque buildings in the city, is begun (completed in 1716). * In Vienna, the Theater am Kärntnertor, designed by Antonio Beduzzi, is built. * In Nantucket, the Woodbox Inn is built by Captain George Bunker. * In Nara, Japan, the Tōdai-ji Temple is rebuilt to its current aspect (first built in 709). * In China, the Chengqi Lou Fujian ''tulou'' is built. Births * April 25 – Carl Johan Cronstedt, Swedish architect and inventor (died 1779) * June 4? – Johann Gottfried Rosenberg, German-Danish rococo architect (died 1776) * Johan Christian Conradi, German-Danish master builder and architect (died 1779) * Thomas Ivory, English builder and architect working in Norwich (died 1779) * Approximate date – John Phillips, English master carpenter, builder and architect (died 1775) Deaths * August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Christian Conradi
Johan Christian Conradi (1709 – 30 September 1779) was a German born, Danish master builder, contractor and architect. Early life and education Conradi was born at Gotha in the Sazon duchy of Saxe-Gotha. He moved to Denmark in 1739 where he was accepted into the masons' guild in 1740. Work as builder In the beginning of his career, Conradi worked as a mason and builder. His first major work as such was Ledreborg (1743–45). In the late 1740s he began routinely working for Niels Eigtved, architect to the Royal Court, executing projects such as the first Royal Danish Theatre at Kongens Nytorv (1748–49, demolished in 1874), Danish Asia Company's warehouse at Asiatisk Plads (1748–50), Christian's Church (1755-64) and the Lindencrone Mansion in Bredgade (1751). Later works include Almindeligt Hospital in Amaliegade which he completed to designs by Nicolas-Henri Jardin in 1760 (demolished in 1892) and maintenance work both on Kongens Bryghus and Børsen (1779). Career as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1860 In Architecture
The year 1860 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * August 22 – The Cenotaph to Matthew Henry, designed by Thomas Harrison, is unveiled in Chester, England. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * Spring – Willden Fort, Utah, built by Charles William Willden and his son Ellott (no longer standing). * June – Oxford University Museum of Natural History, designed by Benjamin Woodward. * August 28 – St. Augustin, Coburg (Bavaria), consecrated by the Archbishop of Bamberg Michael Deinlein. * November 22 – Solund Church, Norway, designed by Christian Henrik Grosch, consecrated by Bishop Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin. * November 28 – Swedish Theatre, Helsinki, Finland, designed by Georg Theodor von Chiewitz. Buildings completed * Mosque of Omar, Bethlehem, Palestinian territories. * Varshavsky railway station building in Saint Petersburg, Russia, designed by Piotr Salmanovich. * Armour–Stiner House in Irvin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Lapidge
Edward Lapidge (1779–1860) was an English architect, who held the post of county surveyor of Surrey and designed Kingston Bridge. Life and career Edward Lapidge was the eldest son of Samuel Lapidge, the head gardener at Hampton Court Palace and one-time assistant of Capability Brown. The Lapidge family lived in a house called The Grove, which still exists, in Lower Teddington Road. In Surrey Lapidge built Esher Place, a brick house, stuccoed in imitation of stone, with an Ionic portico on each side, for John Spicer. He showed a view of the garden front of the house at the Royal Academy in 1808. At Norbiton Place he carried out considerable additions and alterations for its owner, Charles Nicholas Pallmer, including a dairy in the style of an Indian temple. In 1807 he built Hildersham Hall in Cambridgeshire for Thomas Fassett (formerly of Surbiton Hall, Surrey). He showed a drawing for the house, a stuccoed villa incorporating a former farmhouse in one wing, at the Roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1851 In Architecture
The year 1851 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * Missions Héliographiques established by Prosper Mérimée to photograph historical French architecture. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * February 5 – Saint Thomas Episcopal Church and Rectory, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA, designed by Thomas Alexander Tefft. * May 1 ** The Crystal Palace, home of the Great Exhibition, erected in Hyde Park, London to the design of Joseph Paxton. ** Permanent Windsor Riverside railway station in England completed to the design of William Tite. * May 31 – Madonna dell'Archetto, Rome Italy. * July 25 – Holy Trinity Church, Bangalore, India. * October 1 – Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama. Buildings completed * Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, England, designed by Prince Albert in consultation with builder Thomas Cubitt. * Dock Tower in Grimsby, England. * Donaldson's Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, designed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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