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1704 In Architecture
The year 1704 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh is commissioned to begin Blenheim Palace. * Schleissheim Palace near Munich in Bavaria, designed by Enrico Zuccalli, is completed. * Cound Hall, Shropshire, England, designed by John Prince or Price, is completed. * Burgh House, Hampstead, London is built. * Church of the Ascension, Hall Green, Birmingham, England, probably designed by Sir William Wilson, is consecrated. * Construction of Hirado Castle in Nagasaki (Japan) begins. * Construction on Ludwigsburg Palace begins. Births * March 6 ''(bapt.)'' – Isaac Ware, English architect (died 1766) * August 26 ''(bapt.)'' – John Wood, the Elder, English architect working in Bath (died 1754) Deaths * Paolo Falconieri, Florentine architect, painter and mathematician (born 1638) References architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagasaki, Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region have been recognized and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Part of Nagasaki was home to a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War. Near the end of World War II, the American atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made Nagasaki the second and, to date, last city in the world to experience a nuclear attack (at 11:02 am, August 9, 1945 'Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)'). , the city has an estimated population of 407,624 and a population density of 1,004 people per km2. The total area is . History Nagasaki as a Jesuit port of call The first contact with Portuguese explorers occurred in 1543. An early visitor was Fernão Mendes Pinto, who came from Sagres on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1704 Works
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Christien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1638 In Architecture
__TOC__ Buildings and structures Buildings * 1630s – Tomb of Ali Mardan Khan in Lahore is built. * 1630–1631 – Church of San Caio in Rome rebuilt by Francesco Peparelli and Vincenzo della Greca. * 1630–1635 – The Pearl Mosque at Lahore Fort is built. * 1631 – Work starts on the basilica of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, designed by Baldassare Longhena. * 1632 ** College chapel of Peterhouse, Cambridge, England, is consecrated. ** Work starts on the Taj Mahal, probably designed by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. * 1633 ** Completion of the Palazzo Barberini in Rome by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (begun 1627 by Maderno). ** Reconstruction of the Great Synagogue of Vilna completed. ** Completion of St Columb's Cathedral, Derry, Ireland, designed by William Parrott, the first post-Reformation Anglican cathedral built in the British Isles and the first Protestant cathedral built in Europe. ** St Paul's, Covent Garden, designed by Inigo Jones, opened to wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Falconieri
Paolo Falconieri (1638–1704) was an Italian architect, painter and mathematician, from a noble family of Florence, whose intellectual interests were wide-ranging, one of the '' virtuosi'' of the first scientific century. He was a member of the court of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and a prominent member of the Florentine ''Accademia del Cimento'', selected in 1668 to accompany the secretary Lorenzo Magalotti in presenting to the Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ... in London and to Charles II, copies of the newly printed reports of experimental science in Florence, ''Saggi di naturali esperienze''. He produced a plan for enlarging Palazzo Pitti in 1681.Hiromasa Kanayama, "Paolo Falconieri e il suo Progetto della transformazione di Palazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1754 In Architecture
The year 1754 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, Moravia, finished and consecrated. * King's Chapel, in Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Peter Harrison (architect), Peter Harrison, completed. * Wieskirche (Pilgrimage church of Wies) in Steingaden, Bavaria, designed by Johann Baptist Zimmermann and Dominikus Zimmermann, completed. * Versailles Cathedral in France, designed by Jacques Hardouin-Mansart de Sagonne, completed and consecrated August 24. * Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (''Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar'') in Zaragoza, Aragon, begun to the design of Francisco Herrera the Younger in 1681 in architecture, 1681 and continued by Felipe Sánchez, completed by Ventura Rodríguez. * Stroganov Palace in Saint Petersburg, designed by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, completed. * Pavillon du Butard in France, designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel for Louis XV of France, Loui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bath, Somerset
Bath () is a city in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 Census, the population was 101,557. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, west of London and southeast of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage Site in 1987, and was later added to the transnational World Heritage Site known as the "Great Spa Towns of Europe" in 2021. Bath is also the largest city and settlement in Somerset. The city became a spa with the Latin name ' ("the waters of Sulis") 60 AD when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then. Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wood, The Elder
John Wood, the Elder (1704 – 23 May 1754) was an English architect, working mainly in Bath. In 1740 he surveyed Stonehenge and the Stanton Drew stone circles. He later wrote extensively about Bladud and Neo-Druidism. Because of some of his designs he is also thought to have been involved in the early years of Freemasonry. His notable work in Bath included: St John's Hospital, Queen Square, Prior Park, The Royal Mineral Water Hospital, the North and South Parades and The Circus. Wood also designed important buildings outside Bath, including the reconstruction of Llandaff Cathedral, Buckland House, The Exchange, Bristol, and Liverpool Town Hall. He has been described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "one of the outstanding architects of the day". Early life Wood was born in Twerton near Bath, and baptised in St. James's Church (now demolished). He received a good but basic education at King Edward's School. His father George was a local builder. During his teenage year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1766 In Architecture
The year 1766 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * April 17 – James Craig (architect), James Craig's plan for the New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, wins the prize offered by the city council in January. * October 28 – Coldstream Bridge across the River Tweed on the England/Scotland border, designed by John Smeaton, is opened to traffic. * Paxton House, Berwickshire, Scotland, is completed. * Strawberry Hill House, London, designed by Horace Walpole, is completed in the Gothic Revival architecture, Gothick style. * Pazo de Raxoi in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, is completed. * Rebuilding of Potocki Palace, Warsaw, to designs by Jakub Fontana, is completed. * Shardeloes (country house) in Buckinghamshire, England, designed by Stiff Leadbetter, is completed. * New main residence at Skjoldenæsholm Castle in Denmark, possibly designed by Philip de Lange, is built. * Bristol Old Vic, Theatre Royal, Bristol, England, built by Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Ware
Isaac Ware (1704—1766) was an English architect and translator of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. Early life Ware was born to a life of poverty, living as a street urchin and working as a chimney sweep, until he was adopted by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington at the age of eight (in about 1712) after which he was groomed and educated as a young nobleman. Reportedly he was drawing on the pavement of Whitehall whereupon Burlington, recognising the talent, intelligence and personality, took him into his own household. His subsequent education included a Grand Tour of Europe and the study of architecture. (On his deathbed the ingrained soot of the chimney-sweep was still detectable.) Architectural career He was apprenticed to Thomas Ripley, 1 August 1721, and followed him in positions in the Office of Works, but his mentor in design was Lord Burlington. Ware was a member of the St. Martin's Lane Academy, which brought together many of the main figures in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwigsburg Palace
Ludwigsburg Palace, nicknamed the "Versailles of Swabia", is a 452-room palace complex of 18 buildings located in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its total area, including the gardens, is the largest palatial estate in the country. The palace has four wings: the northern wing, the Alter Hauptbau, is the oldest and was used as a ducal residence; the east and west wings were used for court purposes and housing guests and courtiers; the southern wing, the Neuer Hauptbau, was built to house more court functions and was later used as a residence. Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg, appointed Philipp Joseph Jenisch to direct the work and construction began in 1704. In 1707, Jenisch was replaced with Johann Friedrich Nette, who completed the majority of the palace and surrounding gardens. Nette died in 1714, and Donato Giuseppe Frisoni finished much of the palace façades. In the final year of construction, Eberhard Louis died and the Neue Hauptbau's interiors were left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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