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1741 In Architecture
The year 1741 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * Auberge de Castille in Valletta, Malta, remodelled to a plan attributed to Andrea Belli. * New building for the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in Scotland, designed by William Adam, opens. * Mineral Water Hospital, Bath, England, designed by John Wood, the Elder, completed * North Parade, Bath, designed by John Wood, completed about this date. * Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano in Rome, designed by Antoine Derizet, completed about this date. * Construction begins on the following Palladian style buildings ** The Berlin Court Opera, to a design by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff. ** Russborough House in Ireland, to a design by Richard Cassels. * Construction begins on Wissembourg's city hall Births * April 1 – George Dance the Younger, English architect (d. 1825) * October 3 – Johann Christian von Mannlich, German painter and architect (d. 1822) * December 16 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin State Opera
The (), also known as the Berlin State Opera (german: Staatsoper Berlin), is a listed building on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic center of Berlin, Germany. The opera house was built by order of Prussian king Frederick the Great from 1741 to 1743 according to plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff in the Palladian style. Damaged during the Allied bombing in World War II, the former Royal Prussian Opera House was rebuilt from 1951 to 1955 as part of the Forum Fridericianum square. Nicknamed ''Lindenoper'' in Berlin, it is "the first theater anywhere to be, by itself, a prominent, freestanding monumental building in a city." History Names Originally called the ''Königliche Oper'' (Royal Opera) from 1743, it was renamed as the ''Preußische Staatsoper'' (Prussian State Opera) in 1919, then as the ''Deutsche Staatsoper '' in 1955. Until 1990, it housed the state opera of East Germany. Since 1990, it is officially called the ''Staatsoper Unter den Linden'' (State Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Munggenast
Josef Munggenast (5 March 1680 – 3 May 1741) was an Austrian architect and masterbuilder of the Baroque period. Munggenast was born in Schnann in Tyrol, the nephew of Jakob Prandtauer, who advanced his career and whose influence marked his style for the whole of his life. From 1717 Munggenast was master mason in Sankt Pölten. After Prandtauer's death in 1726 Munggenast continued the projects his uncle had in hand, principally at Melk Abbey, Herzogenburg Priory and the Pilgrimage Church of the Holy Trinity on the ''Sonntagberg'' near Seitenstetten Abbey, for which he was the masterbuilder from 1718. Together with Matthias Steinl he built the towers at Zwettl Abbey and Dürnstein Abbey. His main works are the Baroque refurbishments of Altenburg Abbey and Geras Abbey Geras Abbey (''Stift Geras'') is a Premonstratensian monastery in Geras in Lower Austria. Since 1783, it has also owned the premises of the former Pernegg Abbey nearby. History The abbey was founded in 1153 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1803 In Architecture
The year 1803 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Buildings and structures Buildings * The Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. * Holy Cross Church, Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Charles Bulfinch, dedicated. * St. John's Chapel (New York City), designed by John McComb, Jr. and his brother Isaac. * Rivington Unitarian Chapel in Lancashire, England. * Bob Church, Cluj, Transylvania. * Casa del Labrador, designed by Isidro González Velásquez, at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez in Spain is completed. * Nantwich Bridge in Cheshire, England, built by William Lightfoot. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: François-Narcisse Pagot. Births *April 3 – David Bryce, Scottish architect (died 1876) *April 20 – Christian Hansen, Danish historicist architect (died 1883) *August 3 – Joseph Paxton, English gardener, architect and MP (died 1865) *October 16 – Robert Stephenson, English railway civil and mechanical engineer ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Palmstedt
Erik Palmstedt (16 December 1741, Stockholm — 12 June 1803) was a Swedish architect working for the court circle of Gustav III, where he was in the forefront of Neoclassical style and at the heart of a social and intellectual circle that formed round him. He was also a musician, who served as organist at Riddarholm Church for twenty-seven years. Early life and education Erik Palmstedt was born in Södermalm on December 5, 1741, according to the Julian Calendar in use at that time (December 16, 1741 according to the Gregorian Calendar later adopted and currently in use.) He was the son of court musician Johan Palmstedt and his wife Maria Segerlund. At the age of seven, Palmstedt began to attend Maria Church School, where one of his schoolmates was the future Swedish writer of songs Carl Michael Bellman, who became his lifelong friend. At the age of 14, Palmstedt became a pupil of Stockholm's city architect, Johan Eberhard Carlberg. In an assessment written when Palmstedt was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1822 In Architecture
The year 1822 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings completed * Piazza del Popolo, Rome, by Giuseppe Valadier, completed. * Saint David's Building, the original home of St David's College, Lampeter, Wales, by Charles Cockerell. * Reconstruction and new prison buildings at Chester Castle, England, by Thomas Harrison. * St Pancras New Church, London, by William and Henry William Inwood. * Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, British Raj. * Assembly Rooms, Aberdeen, Scotland, by Archibald Simpson. * Second Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, United States, by William Strickland. * Main building of Government Palace (Finland) The Government Palace ( fi, Valtioneuvoston linna, sv, Statsrådsborgen) is the executive office building of the Council of State of Finland. It overlooks the Senate Square in central Helsinki, Finland. The Government Palace houses the Prime M ... in Helsinki Senate Square, by Carl Ludvig Engel. * Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
