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1723 In Architecture
The year 1723 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * Mavisbank House in Midlothian is designed by William Adam in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and is constructed between 1723 and 1727, the first Palladian villa in Scotland. * St Mary le Strand in London, designed by James Gibbs, becomes the first wholly new church completed for the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches. * Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, Bologna, Italy, is designed by Carlo Francesco Dotti. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jean Pinard. Births * February 23 – William Chambers, Swedish-born Scottish architect (died 1796) * April 28 – John Carr, English architect (died 1807) Deaths * February 25 – Christopher Wren, English architect and scientist (born 1632) * April 5 – Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Austrian baroque architect (born 1656) References architecture Architecture is the art an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Francesco Dotti
Carlo Francesco Dotti (baptized January 1, 1670 – June 3, 1759) was an Italian architect from Bologna. Life Carlo Francesco Dotti was born and died in Bologna, where he became one of the main protagonists of the late Baroque style. His most famous work is the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, Bologna, which is raised on a hilltop above the city, consisting of a church topped by an elliptical dome, with extensions leading to two pentagonal pavilions."Le Muse", De Agostini, Novara, 1965, Vol.IV, pag. 258. In the first half of the eighteenth century he worked on the church of San Donato of Bologna, the university library and several palaces in the center of the city. In the Palazzo Davia Bargellini he executed the monumental staircase around 1730. He was also known for the Arch of Meloncello (1721); the altar of Ivo of Kermartin in the San Petronio Basilica; and the Renazzo parish church, in the town of Cento in the Province of Ferrara. A street is named after him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1723 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 Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1656 In Architecture
__TOC__ Buildings and structures Buildings * 1650 ** The Marian column in Prague is erected (destroyed 1918). ** Talar Ashraf palace in Isfahan, Persia, is built. ** ''(approximate date)'' The Khaju Bridge in Isfahan is built. * 1651 ** Collegiate Church of Saint Magdalena and Saint Stanisław in Poznań (Poland) is started (completed c.1701). ** ''Karamon'' of Ueno Tōshō-gū shrine in Tokyo is built. * 1652 – Church of the Resurrection, Kostroma. * 1653 ** The Taj Mahal mausoleum at Agra in India (begun in 1630 and probably designed by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri) is completed. ** The Radziwiłł Palace, Vilnius, is completed. * 1654 – Construction of Skokloster Castle in Sweden to the design of Caspar Vogel begins (completed 1676). * 1656 ** The Jama Masjid, Delhi, is completed. ** The colonnade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is started by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. * 1658 ** Terraced houses at 52–55 Newington Green in London, perhaps by Thomas Pidcock, are completed. ** St Nich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Bernhard Fischer Von Erlach
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (20 July 1656 – 5 April 1723) was an Austrian architect, sculptor, engraver, and architectural historian whose Baroque architecture profoundly influenced and shaped the tastes of the Habsburg Empire. His influential book ''A Plan of Civil and Historical Architecture'' (1721) was one of the first and most popular comparative studies of world architecture. His major works include Schönbrunn Palace, Karlskirche, and the Austrian National Library in Vienna, and Schloss Klessheim, Holy Trinity Church, and the Kollegienkirche in Salzburg. Early life Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach was born in Graz and baptized in the parish church of Heiligen Blut on 20 July 1656. His parents came from notable Graz families: his father was a provincial sculptor and artisan, his grandfather was a bookseller, and his mother was the daughter of a joiner and married to a sculptor before her second marriage. Raised in the tradition of Styrian craftsmanship in a cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1632 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 worsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
