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2002 In Architecture
The year 2002 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events *Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen established in Brussels. Buildings and structures Buildings opened *May 21 – Portico and extensions to the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace, London, designed by John Simpson, are opened by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as part of her Golden Jubilee. *May 24 – The Falkirk Wheel, a rotating boat lift, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, near Falkirk, Scotland, is opened by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as part of her Golden Jubilee. *July – London City Hall on the south bank of the River Thames, designed by Norman Foster. *July 5 – The Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, UK, designed by Daniel Libeskind. *July 13 – Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, converted from the Baltic Flour Mill at Gateshead in North East England, UK. *September 2 – Cathedral of Our Lady of the Ange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 5
Events Pre-1600 * 328 – The official opening of Constantine's Bridge (Danube), Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman Empire, Roman architect Theophilus Patricius. *1316 – The Duchy of Burgundy, Burgundian and Kingdom of Majorca, Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada. *1594 – Portuguese Empire, Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka. 1601–1900 *1610 – John Guy (governor), John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland. *1687 – Isaac Newton publishes ''Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica''. *1770 – The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins. *1775 – The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vassenden Church
Vassenden Church ( no, Vassenden kyrkje) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vassenden. It is an annex chapel for the Ålhus parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church building was built in a modern, fan-shaped design in 2002 by the architect Per W. Skarstein. The chapel seats about 400 people. History As early as the 1920s, the people of Vassenden were desiring a church of their own in their village. In 1930, a cemetery was built in Vassenden, but no church. Finally, by the year 2000, financing was finally in place and approval for a church was given. Per W. Skarstein was hired as the architect and Karl Russøy was the lead builder. The modern-style church has a floor space of about . The sanctuary has adjoining side rooms with walls that can be moved to make the main room larger. The church was completed and formally consecra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 22
Events Pre-1600 * 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. * 1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule. *1499 – The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War. *1586 – The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch. 1601–1900 * 1692 – The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released. *1711 – The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina. * 1761 – George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain. *1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution. *1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established. * 1789 – Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Rafael Moneo
José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born 9 May 1937) is a Spanish architect. He won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1996, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2003 and La Biennale's Golden Lion in 2021. Biography Born in Tudela, Spain, Moneo studied at the ETSAM, Technical University of Madrid (UPM) from which he received his architectural degree in 1961. From the Davis Art Museum at Wellesley College in Massachusetts and the Audrey Jones Beck Building (an expansion of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston). Moneo also designed the Chace Center, a new building for the Rhode Island School of Design. In December 2010, the Northwest Corner Building (formerly the Interdepartmental Science Building) at Columbia University in New York City first opened. Moneo's most recent work is Peretsman-Scully Hall and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, which houses the psychology and neuroscience departments at Princeton University and opened in December 2013. In 2012, he was awarded with 2012 Prince of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
