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1734 In Architecture
Buildings and structures Buildings * The Drum, Edinburgh, designed by William Adam. * Loboc Church, Philippines. * Louisbourg Lighthouse, Nova Scotia. * Potsdam Gate, Berlin. * San Giuseppe alla Lungara, Rome, designed by Ludovico Rusconi Sassi. * Schloss Nordkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. * Sivasagar Sivadol Hindu temples, Sivasagar, Assam. * Rebuilding of Wentworth Woodhouse in the north of England begins. Publications * ''Palladio Londinensis: or, The London art of building''. Births * May 7 – James Byres, Scottish architect (d. 1817) * July 18 – Giuseppe Piermarini, Italian architect (d. 1808) * October 6 ''(bapt.)'' – Joseph Pickford, English architect (d. 1782) * William Buckland, English-born American architect (d. 1774) Deaths * March 1 – Roger North, English lawyer, biographer and amateur of the arts (b. 1651) * May – Alexander McGill, Scottish architect (b. c.1680) * William Etty, English architect (b. c.1675) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1734 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivasagar
Sivasagar (Pron: or ) ("the sea of Shiva"), is a city in and headquarters of the Sivasagar district, Assam. Sivasagar is situated about 360 kilometers (224 mi) northeast of Guwahati. It is well known for its Ahom palaces and monuments. Sivasagar is an important centre for tea and oil industries today. Sivasagar is a part of Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency). Akhil Gogoi is the current MLA of Sibsagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). History Sivasagar, formerly known as Rangpur, was the capital of the Ahom Kingdom from 1699 to 1788. The Ahoms ruled Assam for six centuries until their kingdom fell to the Burmese in 1819 and their ruling class was all but wiped out. During the reign Gaurinath Singha a battle was fought against the Moamariya rebels on the vicinity of the Sivasagar tank. The province was conquered by the British in 1825 and was completely annexed in 1826. For administrative purposes, it was divided into three sub-divisions. Name It is said that the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1734 Works
Events January– March * January 8 – Salzburgers, Lutherans who were expelled by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salzburg, Austria, in October 1731, set sail for the British Colony of Georgia in America. * February 16 – The Ostend Company, established in 1722 in the Austrian Netherlands (modern-day Belgium) to compete for trade in the West Indies (the Caribbean islands) and the East Indies (south and southeast Asia), ceases business as part of the agreement by Austria in the Second Treaty of Vienna. * March 12 – Salzburgers arrive at the mouth of the Savannah River in the British Colony of Georgia. April–June * April 25 – Easter occurs on the latest possible date (the next time is in 1886). * May 15 – Prince Charles of Spain (later King Charles III) becomes the new King of Naples and Sicily, five days after his arrival in Naples. * May 25 – Spanish forces under the command of José Carrillo de Albornoz, 1st Duke of Montem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Etty (architect)
William Etty ( – 1734) was an English architect and craftsman, best known for designing Holy Trinity Church, Leeds and (probably) Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland. Life and work He was the son of John Etty of York ( – 1708), also an architect and craftsman, to whom there is a monument in All Saints', North Street. William Etty's first known building was the Moot Hall, Leeds (1710, demolished in 1825). Holy Trinity, Sunderland, followed in 1719 and Holy Trinity Church, Leeds, in 1722–7 (the steeple is a later addition by R D Chantrell). He also worked at John Vanbrugh's Castle Howard from 1701 onwards and at Seaton Delaval Hall from 1719. In York, he designed the reredos in St Michael le Belfrey in 1712, and may have been responsible for the Red House, Duncombe Place, and the frontage of the Mansion House. Etty also contributed work to a number of country houses and estates, notably Temple Newsam House, Barrowby Hall (Austhorpe), Whixley Hall, Brocklesby Park, Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander McGill (architect)
Alexander McGill (died 1734) was a Scottish mason and architect, who worked in partnership with fellow architect James Smith. His work was influenced by that of Sir William Bruce, and some of his designs later appeared in William Adam's ''Vitruvius Scoticus''. The son of George McGill, a mason in Arbirlot, Angus, he was apprenticed in June 1697 to Alexander Nisbet, a mason in Edinburgh. By 1710 he had been admitted into the mason's lodge, and he is known to have visited London on at least one occasion (in 1717).Colvin, pp.530-531 From 1699 McGill was involved on work at Kellie Castle, Angus, in association with Alexander Edward, and from 1700 with Smith at Yester House in East Lothian. At the House of Nairn, McGill completed William Bruce's design after the latter's death. His own designs include those of Donibristle House in Fife, Blair Drummond (1715–17), which was demolished in 1870, and a town house for James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose in Glasgow's Drygate (demolished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger North (biographer)
Roger North, KC (3 September 16531 March 1734) was an English lawyer, biographer, and amateur musician. Life North was the sixth son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North and his wife Anne Montagu and was the brother of Francis North and Dudley North. He was born in Tostock, Suffolk. He attended Bury St Edmunds Grammar School and then Thetford Grammar School from 1663, followed by Jesus College, Cambridge and the Middle Temple. He was called to the bar in 1674, and was Steward of the Diocese of Canterbury in 1678. He became King's Counsel and a Bencher of Middle Temple in 1682. North developed a good practice at the bar, helped by his elder brother Francis who became Lord Chancellor. Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon called him "one of only two honest lawyers I ever knew". During the Popish Plot, while Francis succumbed to the prevailing anti-Catholic hysteria, Roger remained detached and sceptical. Although he was always loyal to his brother's memory, Roger admitted that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1774 In Architecture
The year 1774 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland, designed by William Buckland is begun and largely completed before the architect's death, the only surviving example of American colonial architecture based on a design by Palladio. * Original construction of Château de Bénouville in Normandy, designed by Claude Nicolas Ledoux is completed. * Royal Crescent in Bath, England, designed by John Wood, the Younger is completed. * Dundas House in New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by William Chambers, is completed. * Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire, England is completed (much later and after reconstruction the private country home of Anne, Princess Royal). * Clifton House, Belfast in the north of Ireland, a poorhouse designed by Mr Cooley, is opened. * Włodawa Synagogue in Poland is completed. * Basilica church of Santissima Annunziata Maggiore, Naples, designed by Luigi Van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Buckland (architect)
William Buckland (1734–1774) was a British architect who designed several important buildings in colonial Maryland and Virginia. Biography Born at Oxford, England, Buckland spent seven years as an apprentice to his uncle, James Buckland, "Citizen and Joiner" of London. At 21, he was brought to Virginia as an indentured servant to Thomson Mason, brother of George Mason. Most notable among his repertoire are: Gunston Hall (c. 1755–1759) and Hammond-Harwood House (c. 1774). Buckland married Mary Moore, the daughter of plantation owner William Moore, around 1758 or 1759. The two had four children, two boys and two girls. Works He is known to have worked on the architecture or interiors of:Kornwolf, James D. ''Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial North America.'' Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002, vol. 3, p. 1562. * Gunston Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia. Patron: George Mason (interiors, c. 1755–59); 10709 Gunston Rd. Mason Neck, VA Buckland,William, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1782 In Architecture
The year 1782 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings * Holy Trinity Church, Warsaw, designed by Szymon Bogumił Zug, is completed. * Havana Cathedral is consecrated. * Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Condé town house in Paris, designed by Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, is completed (approximate date). * Hôtel de Salm town house in Paris, designed by Pierre Rousseau, is built. * Amphithéâtre Anglais in Paris opened. * Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, designed by Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, is opened. * Frankfurter National-Theater in Frankfurt in Hesse, designed by Johann Andreas Hardt Lieb, is opened. * Nottingham General Hospital in England, designed by John Simpson, is opened to patients. * Kurfürstlicher Pavillon at Schönbusch (Aschaffenburg) in Bavaria, designed by Emanuel Herigoyen, is completed. * Lohn Estate house in the Swiss canton of Bern is designed by Carl Ahasver von Sinner. * Oxenfoord Castle in Scotland is rebuilt to designs by Robert Adam. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Pickford
Joseph Pickford (bap. 1734–1782) was an English architect, one of the leading provincial architects in the reign of George III. Biography Pickford was born in Warwickshire in 1734 but he moved as child to London when his father died. Pickford's initial training was undertaken under the stonemason and sculptor Joseph Pickford (his uncle), at his Hyde Park, London premises. Pickford worked with his uncle for about ten years, training first as a mason and then as an architect. Pickford at one time had offices in both London and Derby. The architect moved to Derby in circa 1760, where he was the agent of Foremarke Hall architect David Hiorne of Warwick. He was married to Mary, daughter of Thomas Wilkins who was the principal agent of Wenman Coke of Longford Hall, Derbyshire which Pickford altered around 1762. The house he designed for himself, Number 41 Friar Gate, is now the Pickford's House Museum and also a Grade I listed building. Pickford worked extensively throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1808 In Architecture
The year 1808 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings completed * Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris, France. *Fort Edgecomb, an octagonal, wooden, two-story blockhouse, built in Lincoln County, Maine, USA, to protect Wiscasset's seaport (settled in 1663 on the tidal waters of the Sheepscot River). *Fountain in front of Mission Santa Barbara, California, USA. *Hotel Polski, Warsaw, Poland. *Potseluev Bridge (new cast-iron bridge) across the Moyka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. *Sheffield Old Town Hall, England, UK. *Leeds Library, England, UK, by Thomas Johnson. *Sparks Shot Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. * Teatro della Concordia, designed by Luigi Canonica, in Cremona, Italy. *Reconstruction of palace at Natolin, Poland, by Chrystian Piotr Aigner for Stanisław Kostka Potocki. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Achille-François-René Leclère. Births *January 22 – James Fergusson, Scottish wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Piermarini
Giuseppe Piermarini (; 18 July 1734 – 18 February 1808) was an Italian architect who trained with Luigi Vanvitelli in Rome and designed the Teatro alla Scala in Milan (1776–78), which remains the work by which he is remembered. Indeed, "il Piermarini" serves as an occasional journalistic synonym for the celebrated opera house. Piermarini was appointed professor in the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, better known as Brera Academy, Milan, when it was formally founded in 1776. Biography Piermarini was born at Foligno, then part of the Papal States. He was Vanvitelli's collaborator at Caserta, 1765-1769, when he removed to Milan. From his Milan base he reorganized the University of Pavia (1770), for which he remodeled th Old Campus and built the greenhouses of the Botanical Garden, and the palazzo for the Accademia di Scienze e Belle Lettere, now Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana, at Mantua (1773), where he also designed the façade of the neighbouring Teatro Bibiena. He designed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
