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1714 In Architecture
The year 1714 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * St Alfege Church, Greenwich, London, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, is completed. * Church of St Mary's, Twickenham, London, designed by John James, is consecrated. * Church of Santissime Stimmate di San Francesco in Rome, designed by Giovanni Battista Contini, is completed. * Church of Tolentini, Venice, is completed to designs of 1590 by Vincenzo Scamozzi with a portico by Andrea Tirali. * Altar of the 22-domed wooden summer Church of the Transfiguration at Kizhi Pogost in Karelia is laid. * Geffrye Almshouses in London built. * Summer Palace of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg, designed by Domenico Trezzini, is completed. * Bellevue Palace, Kassel, built as an observatory. * Sint-Lodewijkscollege (Lokeren) in Belgium built as a private house. * Wotton House in Buckinghamshire, England, is completed. * Llanelly House in south Wales is built. Births * April 1 – Jean- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue Palace, Kassel
Bellevue Palace (German: Palais Bellevue or Schloss Bellevue) in Kassel was built in 1714 for Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Originally the building served as an Observatory. It became a residence, and then part of Bellevue Castle, which was later destroyed. Until its closure for structural reasons in 2009, the building housed a museum devoted to the Grimm Brothers, which has now moved to the Grimmwelt Kassel. Location Bellevue Palace is near the center of Kassel, west of the Fulde River. It is next to the '' Neue Galerie'', an art museum founded in 1976 in an 1874 neo-classical building. Bellevue Palace was erected in 1714 by the French architect and Huguenot refugee Paul du Ry as an observatory for Charles I (1654–1730), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. History From about 1725 on, the palace was used as a residence for members of the Landgrave's court, such as his mistress Barbara Christine von Bernhold (1690–1756). Prince Frederick II (1720–1785), Landgrave from 176 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1714 Works
Events January–March * January 21 – After being tricked into deserting a battle against India's Mughal Empire by the rebel Sayyid brothers, Prince Azz-ud-din Mirza is blinded on orders of the Emperor Farrukhsiyar as punishment. * February 7 – The Siege of Tönning (a fortress of the Swedish Empire and now located in Germany in the state of Schleswig-Holstein) ends after almost a year, as Danish forces force the surrender of the remaining 1,600 defenders. The fortress is then leveled by the Danes. * February 28 – (February 17 old style) Russia's Tsar Peter the Great issues a decree requiring compulsory education in mathematics for children of government officials and nobility, applying to children between the ages of 10 and 15 years old. * March 2 – (February 19 old style) The Battle of Storkyro is fought between troops of the Swedish Empire and the Russian Empire, near what is now the village of Napue in Finland. The outnumbered Swedish forces, under the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1648 In Architecture
__TOC__ Buildings and structures Buildings * The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, is under construction, probably by Ustad Ahmad Lahori, to a commission by Shah Jahan. The mosque and ''jawab'' in the complex are completed in 1643. * 1640 ** Børsen in Copenhagen, designed by Lorenz van Steenwinckel, Lorentz and Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger and begun in 1619, is completed. ** 59–60 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London (later known as Lindsey House), probably designed by Inigo Jones and begun about 1638, is completed. ''Survey of London: volume 3: St Giles-in-the-Fields, pt I: Lincoln's Inn Fields'' (1912), pp. 96–103. Retrieved 2015-03-17. ** :File:Butterwalk hdr.jpg, Butterwalk, Dartmouth, Devon, Dartmouth, England, is completed. * 1641 ** Tron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Perti
Giovanni Pietro Perti or Peretti (1648 – 1714) was an Italian Baroque sculptor and architect, regarded as one of the leading European sculptors on the verge of the 18th century. He has been an elder of Šnipiškės and Antakalnis suburbs governed by Sapiehas. Living in Canton Ticino, Perti, as a sculptor of ''comasco school'', was influenced by an Italian master Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Educated in Florence and invited to Vilnius by Michał Kazimierz Pac, Perti has spent most of his life in the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania working for magnate families. He became famous for the stucco decorations of St. Peter and St. Paul's Church (1677–82), considered the Lithuanian Baroque masterpiece. He worked together with Giovanni Maria Galli who added the ornamentations around sculptures by Perti. Perti served in the manor of the Grand Hetman of Lithuania Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger from 1689 until 1701 During his career Perti has designed, constructed and decorate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1664 In Architecture
Buildings and structures Buildings * 1660 – Completion of ** Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) in the Red Fort of Delhi. ** Teele Wali Masjid, Lucknow in the regin of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Built in the supervision of Fidai Khan Koka. ** Tilya-Kori Madrasah in the Registan of Samarkand (begun in 1646). * 1661 – Work begins on Versailles, near Paris. * 1662 ** King Charles Court of the Greenwich Hospital in London, designed by John Webb. ** Pažaislis Monastery founded (completed in 1755). ** Coleshill House in the Vale of White Horse, England, designed by Roger Pratt, completed (begun in 1649). ** Groombridge Place in Kent, England, built Philip Packer for himself. * 1660-1663 – The arsenal of Civitavecchia designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini built * 1663–1665 – Kingston Lacy in Dorset and Horseheath Hall in Cambridgeshire, both in England and both designed by Roger Pratt, built. * 1664–1667 – Clarendon House in London, designed by Roger Pratt, built. * 1664 – Eltha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Schlüter
Andreas Schlüter (1659 – c. June 1714) was a German baroque sculptor and architect, active in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Tsardom. Biography Andreas Schlüter was born probably in Hamburg. His early life is obscure as at least three different persons of that name are documented. The records of St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg show that an Andreas Schlüter, son of sculptor Gerhart Schlüter, had been baptized there on 22 May 1664. Documents from Danzig/Gdańsk (Royal Prussia) reported that an Andreas Schlüter ''(senior)'' had worked 1640–1652 in Danzig's Jopengasse lane (today's ulica Piwna). Possibly born in 1640, an ''Andres Schliter'' is recorded as apprentice on 9 May 1656 by the mason's guild. Other sources state 1659 as year of birth. He probably did spend several years abroad as Journeyman. His first work, in 1675, may have been epitaphs of the Dukes Sambor and Mestwin in the dome of Pelplin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1788 In Architecture
The year 1788 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * Felix Meritis in Amsterdam (Netherlands), designed by Jacob Otten Husly, is opened. * De Kleine Komedie in Amsterdam, designed by Abraham van der Hart, is completed. * Théâtre Graslin in Nantes (France), designed by Mathurin Crucy, is opened. * Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna is established. * Theatre Royal in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, is built. * Sofia Albertina Church in Scania (Sweden), designed by Carl Hårleman before his death in 1753, is inaugurated. * Capilla de Ánimas in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) is completed. * St. Spyridon Church, Peroj (Croatia) is completed. * St Gregory's Church, Preshome (Scotland), designed by Father John Reid, is built. * Façade of St. Anne's Church, Warsaw, by Chrystian Piotr Aigner, is completed. * Admiralty House, London, designed by Samuel Pepys Cockerell, is opened. * Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco in Syracuse, Sicily, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Taylor (architect)
Sir Robert Taylor (1714–1788) was an English architect and sculptor who worked in London and the south of England. Early life Born at Woodford, Essex, Taylor followed in his father's footsteps and started working as a stonemason and sculptor, spending time as a pupil of Sir Henry Cheere.Sir_Robert_Taylor's_Foundation Despite some important commissions, including a bust of London merchant Christopher Emmott (died 1745) today held in the church of St Bartholomew, , |
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] |
Jean-François De Neufforge
Jean-François de Neufforge (1 April 1714 – 19 December 1791) was a Belgian architect and engraver, known for his ''Recueil elementaire d'architecture'', a book of architectural engravings. Biography Jean-François de Neufforge was born on 1 April 1714 in Comblain-au-Pont, close to Liege, to a family of gentry whose fortunes had declined by the time of his birth due to the revolutions and religious wars that had ravaged the low countries. He had one brother and one sister. He moved to Paris around 1738. He studied engraving under Pierre Edmé Babel and architecture under Jacques-François Blondel. He contributed nineteen engravings to David Le Roy's book ''The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece''. It was not until 1755 that he began to become known. At that time he launched on the project that would occupy the rest of his life, the eight folio volumes of the ''Recueil élémentaire d'architecture...'' His planned work was presented to the Academy of Architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanelly House
Llanelly House (also spelled Llanelli House) is one of the most notable historic properties in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales—an excellent example of an early-18th-century Georgian town house. It had been described as "the most outstanding domestic building of its early Georgian type to survive in South Wales." The then Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire, Sir Thomas Stepney, 5th Baronet, of the Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire Stepney family, originally built the house in 1714. John Wesley, the early leader of the Methodist movement, stayed at the house several times during his visits to the town. The house, located directly opposite the parish church of St Ellyw, was in a poor state of repair; however, the town council purchased it from the local business community with the intention of completely restoring the House for civic and public use. Restoration In November 2009 Carmarthenshire Heritage Regeneration Trust (CHRT) secured £6 million funding for the conse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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