2021 In Architecture
The year 2021 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events *April - Restoration of the Royal Chapel at Versailles in France is completed. *June 24 - Surfside condominium collapse: A 12-story condominium apartment building in Surfside, Florida, partially collapses leaving 98 confirmed dead. *October 1, 2021–March 31, 2022 - Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. *October 14 - 2021 Kaohsiung tower fire in Taiwan leaves at least 46 dead. *November 1 - 2021 Lagos high-rise collapse: A luxury apartment block under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria collapses with fatalities. Buildings and structures ;Australia * Brisbane Quarter, The One, List of tallest buildings in Brisbane, the second tallest building in Brisbane, is completed. ;China * Wormhole library on Hainan, designed by MAD Studio, projected for opening. * Spot #40 Waste-to-Energy Plant, Shenzhen East, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Gottlieb Paludan Architects, pr ...
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Royal Chapel At Versailles
The present chapel of the Palace of Versailles is the fifth in the history of the palace. These chapels evolved with the expansion of the ''château'' and formed the focal point of the daily life of the court during the Ancien Régime (Bluche, 1986, 1991; Petitfils, 1995; Solnon, 1987). History of the chapels First chapel The ''château'''s first chapel dated from the time of Louis XIII, and was located in a detached pavilion at the northeast of the ''château''. Today, the ''pièce de la vaisselle d'or'' in the ''Petit appartement du roi'' occupies the approximate site of this first chapel. It followed the two-story palatine model, which was traditional in France; successive chapels at Versailles also followed this model. This chapel was demolished in 1665 during construction of the ''Grotte de Thétys'' (Batifol, 1909, 1913; Kimball, 1944; Le Guillou, 1983, 1989; Marie, 1968; Verlet, 1985). Second chapel The second chapel was constructed as part of Louis XIV's second buil ...
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