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1726 In Architecture
The year 1726 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * Work begins on the Dresden Frauenkirche, in Dresden, Germany, designed by George Bähr (completed in 1743 in architecture, 1743; destroyed in 1945 in architecture, 1945; reconstructed in 2005 in architecture, 2005). * Completion of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London, designed by James Gibbs. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: François Carlier. Births *November 15 – Henry Keene (architect), Henry Keene, English architect (died 1776 in architecture, 1776) Deaths * March 26 – Sir John Vanbrugh (born 1664 in architecture, 1664) * September 16 – Jakob Prandtauer (born 1660 in architecture, 1660) References 1726 works, architecture Years in architecture 18th-century architecture {{Architecture-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martin In The Fields Exterior
ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy and theology by St. Thomas Aquinas * St or St., abbreviation of "State", especially in the name of a college or university Businesses and organizations Transportation * Germania (airline) (IATA airline designator ST) * Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, abbreviated as State Transport * Sound Transit, Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Washington state, US * Springfield Terminal Railway (Vermont) (railroad reporting mark ST) * Suffolk County Transit, or Suffolk Transit, the bus system serving Suffolk County, New York Other businesses and organizations * Statstjänstemannaförbundet, or Swedish Union of Civil Servants, a trade union * The Secret Team, an alleged covert alliance between the CIA and American indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix De Rome
The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them to stay in Rome for three to five years at the expense of the state. The prize was extended to architecture in 1720, music in 1803 and engraving in 1804. The prestigious award was abolished in 1968 by André Malraux, then Minister of Culture, following the May 68 riots that called for cultural change. History The Prix de Rome was initially created for painters and sculptors in 1663 in France, during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by completing a very difficult elimination contest. To succeed, a student had to create a sketch on an assigned topic while isolated in a closed booth with no reference material to draw on. The prize, organised by the Académie Royale de Peinture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1726 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] |
1660 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] |
Jakob Prandtauer
Jakob Prandtauer (baptized in Stanz bei Landeck (Tyrol) on 16 July 1660; died in Sankt Pölten on 16 September 1726) was an Austrian Baroque architect. Trained as a stonemason rather than as an architect, he designed and supervised the construction of the church of Melk Abbey, in Melk, Lower Austria. He was the uncle of Josef Munggenast, who inherited his business and continued his style. References Bibliography * * Huberta Weigl, ''Prandtauer, Jakob.'' In ''Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker (AKL)''. Vol. 96, de Gruyter, Berlin 2017, , . * Hugo Hantsch, ''Jakob Prandtauer. Der Klosterarchitekt des österreichischen Barock'', Vienna 1926. * Huberta Weigl, ''Jakob Prandtauer 1660–1726. Baumeister des Barock'' (Studien zur internationalen Architektur- und Kunstgeschichte, Band 183), Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg Petersberg may refer to: * The Hotel Petersberg near Bonn, the site of the ** Petersberg Agreement, 1949, regard ... [...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] |
John Vanbrugh
Sir John Vanbrugh (; 24 January 1664 (baptised) – 26 March 1726) was an English architect, dramatist and herald, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies, ''The Relapse'' (1696) and ''The Provoked Wife'' (1697), which have become enduring stage favourites but originally occasioned much controversy. He was knighted in 1714.Robert Chambers, Book of Days Vanbrugh was in many senses a radical throughout his life. As a young man and a committed Whig, he was part of the scheme to overthrow James II and put William III on the throne. He was imprisoned by the French as a political prisoner. In his career as a playwright, he offended many sections of Restoration and 18th century society, not only by the sexual explicitness of his plays, but also by their messages in defence of women's rights in marriage. He was attacked on both counts, and was one of the prime targets of Jeremy Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1776 In Architecture
The year 1776 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * The Landhaus (Dresden), designed by Friedrich August Krubsacius, is completed. * City Hall, Weesp in the Netherlands, designed by Jacob Otten Husly with Leendert Viervant the Younger, is completed. * Rauma Old Town Hall in Finland, designed by Christian Friedrich Schröder, is built. * Hôtel du Châtelet town house in Paris, designed by Mathurin Cherpitel, is built. * Château Malou near Brussels in the Austrian Netherlands is built. * Curtea Nouă palace in Bucharest, Principality of Wallachia, is completed. * New Wardour Castle in Wiltshire, England, designed by James Paine, is built to replace the ruined Wardour Castle. * Woolverstone Hall in Suffolk, England, designed by John Johnson, is built. * The Wenyuan Chamber, an imperial library in the Forbidden City of Beijing, is built. * The Palazzi di S. Apollinare in Rome is extended by Pietro Camporese il Vecchio and Pasq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Keene (architect)
Henry Keene (15 November 1726 – 8 January 1776) was an English architect, notable for designing buildings in the Gothic Revival and Neoclassical style. Life and work Keene was born in the London area, and at the age of 20 became Surveyor to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. Six years later, he was appointed Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey. He worked in Ireland at various times between 1752 and 1766, but nearly all his known surviving buildings are in England, especially in London and Oxford, where he had houses, and on various country estates. While much of his work is in the neo-classical style, he was an early exponent of Strawberry Hill Gothic, making good use of his knowledge of the Gothic details of Westminster Abbey. He had a son, Theodosius Keene, who was also an architect and known for designing Racton Monument. He died at his country house at Drayton Green near Ealing. Selected buildings still standing *Hartlebury Castle, Worcestershire — re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gibbs
James Gibbs (23 December 1682 – 5 August 1754) was one of Britain's most influential architects. Born in Aberdeen, he trained as an architect in Rome, and practised mainly in England. He is an important figure whose work spanned the transition between English Baroque architecture and Georgian architecture heavily influenced by Andrea Palladio. Among his most important works are St Martin-in-the-Fields (at Trafalgar Square), the cylindrical, domed Radcliffe Camera at Oxford University, and the Senate House at Cambridge University. Gibbs very privately was a Roman Catholic and a Tory. Because of this and his age, he had a somewhat removed relation to the Palladian movement which came to dominate English architecture during his career. The Palladians were largely Whigs, led by Lord Burlington and Colen Campbell, a fellow Scot who developed a rivalry with Gibbs. Gibbs' professional Italian training under the Baroque master Carlo Fontana also set him uniquely apart from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dresden Frauenkirche
The Dresden Frauenkirche (german: Dresdner Frauenkirche, , ''Church of Our Lady'') is a Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony. Destroyed during the Allied firebombing of Dresden towards the end of World War II, the church was reconstructed between 1994 and 2005. An earlier church building was Catholic until it became Protestant during the Reformation. The old church was replaced in the 18th century by a larger Baroque Lutheran building. It is considered an outstanding example of Protestant sacred architecture, featuring one of the largest domes in Europe. It was originally built as a sign of the will of the citizens of Dresden to remain Protestant after their ruler had converted to Catholicism. It now also serves as a symbol of reconciliation between former warring enemies. After the destruction of the church in 1945, the remaining ruins were left for 50 years as a war memorial, following decisions of local East German leaders. The church was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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