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1739 In Architecture
Events Buildings and structures Buildings * Holy Trinity Church (Berlin), designed by Christian August Naumann, completed. * Church of Santa Felicita, Florence, rebuilt by Ferdinando Ruggieri, completed. * Church of Saint Ildefonso, Porto, Portugal, inaugurated. * New Room, Bristol, England (Wesleyan Methodist chapel). * Amalienburg, Munich, Bavaria, designed by François de Cuvilliés, completed. * Schloss Meseberg, Germany. * Prinz-Albrecht-Palais, Berlin, completed. * Crowcombe Court, Somerset, England, designed by Thomas Parker, completed. * Old Colony House, Newport, Rhode Island, designed by Richard Munday. * Frescati House, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland. * Nahar Singh Mahal, Ballabhgarh, India (approximate date). * Catherine Canal, Saint Petersburg, dug. Births * January 19 – Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect working in England (died 1808) * February 15 – Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (died 1813) * September 15 – Juan de Villanueva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Richard Munday
Richard Munday (c.1685-1739) was a prominent colonial American architect and builder in Newport, Rhode Island. Munday built several notable public buildings in Newport between 1720 and 1739 helping to modernize the city. Christopher Wren's church of St. James at Piccadilly in London, England, and Old North Church in Boston, are believed to have greatly influenced Munday's baroque style. Munday also built many Georgian houses in Newport and was a parishioner at Trinity Church (Newport, Rhode Island), Trinity Church. Few details about his life have survived. Works by Munday *Old Colony House, 1739, a U.S. National Historic Landmark, National Historic Landmark (NHL) *Sabbatarian Meeting House (currently home of the Newport Historical Society), 172*Trinity Church (Newport, Rhode Island), Trinity Church, Newport, 1725, also an NHL *Daniel Ayrault house, Newport, 1739-40 (built with Benjamin Wyatt) *Malbone Castle and Estate, 1739-40 (resembled Colony House, destroyed in 1766 fire) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1811 In Architecture
The year 1811 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings * Argyll House, London, designed by William Wilkins is completed * The House wing of the United States Capitol, designed by William Thornton and Benjamin Latrobe is completed. Events * March – The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 determines the grid plan of Manhattan. * John Nash prepares his plan of the Regent Street and Regent's Park areas of London. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jean-Louis Provost. Births * c. May – Thomas Larkins Walker, British architect (died 1860) * July 13 – George Gilbert Scott, English architect (died 1878) Deaths * May 5 – Robert Mylne, British architect (born 1734) * August 22 – Juan de Villanueva, Spanish architect (born 1739) References {{Reflist Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan De Villanueva
Juan de Villanueva (September 15, 1739 in Madrid – August 22, 1811) was a Spanish architect. Alongside Ventura Rodríguez, Villanueva is the best known architect of Spanish Neoclassicism. Biography His father was the sculptor Juan de Villanueva and his brother, Diego de Villanueva was not only his protector, but also his teacher. He entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando as a pupil when he was eleven years old. In 1758, he travelled to Rome to become a grant holder of the Academy to complete his studies. In 1765, he returned to Spain. A year later, he travelled through Córdoba and Granada, where he, together with José de Hermosilla, went to draw the "Arab antiquities." The drawings from these travels were published in 1804. He settled in Madrid, where he was appointed Academic of the Academy of San Fernando. In 1777, Charles III appointed him Architect of the Prince and the Infants. From then to the end of his life he would work almost exclusively for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1813 In Architecture
The year 1813 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures {{See also, Buildings and structures completed in 1813 Buildings * The Theatre Royal, Plymouth, England, designed by John Foulston, is opened. * 3 Abbey Road, London (later a recording studio) * Executive Mansion, Richmond, Virginia, official residence of the governor of Virginia in the United States, designed by Alexander Parris, is completed * Palacio de Mineria in Mexico City, designed by Manuel Tolsá, is completed. * Façade of Milan Cathedral Milan Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Milano ; lmo, Domm de Milan ), or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary ( it, Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente, links=no), is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombard ..., designed by Pellicani, is completed. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Auguste Caristie Births * January 6 – Charles Lanyon, English architect associated with Belfast (died 1889 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart (; 15 February 1739 – 6 June 1813) was a prominent French architect. Biography Born in Paris, France. A prominent member of Parisian society, in 1767 he married Anne-Louise d'Egremont. The couple became friends of the royal portrait painter, Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun who painted the portrait of their daughter, Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart that now hangs in the National Gallery in London, Mademoiselle Brongniart 1788. During the Reign of Terror, Vigée-Lebrun hid in Brongniart's home before fleeing the country. Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart was also a close friend of Jean Antoine Houdon, the pre-eminent French sculptor of the day who sculpted busts of his daughter Alexandrine-Emilie and his son Alexandre Jr. that are now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart designed hotels, including the Hôtel de Bourbon-Condé and the Hotel de Monaco, and a number of exclusive private residences. In 1781 he was ... [...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] |
Joseph Bonomi The Elder
Joseph Bonomi the Elder (19 January 17399 March 1808) was an Italian architect and draughtsman who spent most of his career in England where he became a successful designer of country houses. Biography He was born Giuseppe Bonomi in Rome on 19 January 1739. He was educated at the Collegio Romano and then studied architecture with Girolamo Teodoli. He made his early reputation in Rome before moving to London in 1767 at the invitation of Robert and James Adam, who employed him as a draughtsman from 1768. In his early years in England Bonomi also worked as an assistant to Thomas Leverton. He became a close friend of the painter Angelica Kauffman, whose cousin Rosa Florini he married in 1775. The next year he produced a design for a proposed sacristy for St Peter's in Rome, which may indicate that he visited his native city at around this time. In 1783 Kauffman persuaded Bonomi to move back to Rome, where she was now living. He took his wife and children with him, and the move se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gransee Meseberg Schloss
Gransee ()''Duden - Das Aussprachewörterbuch, 7. Auflage (German)'', Dudenverlag, is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 55 km northwest of Berlin. An important monument in the centre of town is the cast-iron and stone Memorial to Queen Luise (Luisendenkmal), which was designed by the German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neo-gothic style. A sport airfield is situated in the eastern part of the town. It is one of the major drop zones in the vicinity of Berlin. Demography Local council The local council has 19 members: * Christian Democratic Union: 5 seats * Social Democratic Party of Germany: 5 seats * The Left: 3 seats * Voters association Gransee: 3 seats * Voters association Citizens for Gransee: 2 seats * Mayor: 1 seat Local elections in Brandenburg May 25, 2014 Photogallery File:Gransee_Wartturm.jpg, Watch tower File:St_marien_gransee.jpg, St. Mary's Church in Gransee F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griboyedov Canal
The Griboyedov Canal or Kanal Griboyedova () is a canal in Saint Petersburg, constructed in 1739 along the existing ''Krivusha'' river. In 1764–90, the canal was deepened and the banks were reinforced and covered with granite. The Griboyedov Canal starts from the Moyka River near the Field of Mars. It flows into the Fontanka River. Its length is , with a width of . Before 1923, it was called the Catherine Canal, after the Empress Catherine the Great, during whose rule it was deepened. The Communist authorities renamed it after the Russian playwright and diplomat, Alexandr Griboyedov. The streets or embankments running along the canal are known as ''Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboyedova''. Bridges There are 21 bridges across the canal: * Tripartite Bridge * Novo-Konyushenny Bridge * Italian Bridge * Kazansky Bridge * Bank Bridge * Flour Bridge * Stone Bridge * Demidov Bridge * Hay Bridge * Kokushkin Bridge * Voznesensky Bridge * Podyachensky Bridge * Bridge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballabhgarh
Ballabgarh, is a large town, nearby Faridabad city and a tehsil (subdistrict) in Faridabad district of Haryana, India, and is part of the National Capital Region.Coverage ncrup.up.nic.in. The town was founded by Raja Balram Singh, in 1739, who also built the palace in the same year. (1823–1858) was the last king of the . He was executed for taking part in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
