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Buildings and structures

Buildings

* 1619 –

Børsen Børsen (Danish for "the Exchange"), also known as Børsbygningen ("The (Stock) Exchange building" in English), is a 17th-century stock exchange in the center of Copenhagen. The historic building is situated next to Christiansborg Palace, the seat ...

in Copenhagen, Denmark designed by

Lorentz Lorentz is a name derived from the Roman surname, Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum". It is the German form of Laurence. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lorentz Aspen (born 1978), Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboar ...

and Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger, is begun (completed 1640) * 1620 ** Work on

Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower ( mt, Torri ta' Santa Marija tal-Grazzja), also known as Delle Grazie Tower ( mt, Torri tal-Grazzja), Madonna delle Gratie Tower ( mt, Torri tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja) or Blata Bajda Tower ( mt, Torri tal-Blata l-Bajd ...

Xgħajra Xgħajra ( mt, Ix-Xgħajra) is a small village in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It is located on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. Its local football club is known as the Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C. Contrary to popular be ...

, Malta begins. ** Reconstruction of Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark, is completed by Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger following the death of his brother

. ** Skaill House on

Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

is built. * 1616–1621 – Church of

St-Gervais-et-St-Protais Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais () is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, on Place Saint-Gervais in the Marais district, east of City Hall (Hôtel de Ville). The current church was built between 1494 and 1657, ...

, Paris, designed by Salomon de Brosse, is built. * 1621 – Prince's Lodging at

Newmarket, Suffolk Newmarket is a market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. Located (14 miles) west of Bury St Edmunds and (14 miles) northeast of Cambridge. It is considered the birthplace and global centre of thoroughbred hor ...

, England, designed by

Inigo Jones Inigo Jones (; 15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) was the first significant architect in England and Wales in the early modern period, and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings. As the most notable archit ...

, completed. * 1622–1628 – The Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah in Agra, India, is built. * 1622 – The Banqueting House, Whitehall, London, is opened with a performance of Ben Jonson's '' The Masque of Augurs'' designed by the building's architect,

. * 1623 – New , France, designed by Salomon de Brosse and

Jean Thiriot Jean Thiriot (1590 – 24 January 1649) was a 17th-century French architect active under the order of Louis XIII. Youth Jean Thiriot was born at Vignot in Lorraine. He worked with his father, as a stonemason in the quarries of Euville, a neighbo ...

, is built. * 1624 **

St John's College Old Library, Cambridge The Old Library of St John's College, Cambridge connects to Third Court, and was built between 1623 and 1628, largely through the donations and efforts of two members of the College, Valentine Carey, Bishop of Exeter and John Williams Joh ...

, building is completed. **The

Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 19 ...

is first built by order of King Louis XIII of France, as a hunting lodge. * 1624–1626 – Façade of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, designed by

Giovanni Battista Soria 220px, Façade of Santa Caterina a Magnanapoli in Rome, with the Torre delle Milizie">Rome.html" ;"title="Santa Caterina a Magnanapoli in Rome">Santa Caterina a Magnanapoli in Rome, with the Torre delle Milizie behind. Giovanni Battista Soria (1 ...

, is built. * 1623–1627 –

Queen's Chapel The Queen's Chapel (officially, ''The Queen's Chapel St. James Palace'' and previously the German Chapel) is a chapel in central London, England, that was designed by Inigo Jones and built between 1623 and 1625 as an external adjunct to St. Jame ...

St James's Palace St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's royal court, and is located in the City of Westminster in London. Altho ...

in London, designed by

, is built. * 1615–1625 – Luxembourg Palace, Paris, designed by Salomon de Brosse, is built. * c. 1625/26 – Coymans house, Keizersgracht, Amsterdam, designed by Jacob van Campen. * 1626 – Rebuilding of Beopjusa Palsangjeon in Korea is completed. * 1627 ** Palazzo Barberini in Rome begun by Carlo Maderno and

Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini (, ), byname of Francesco Castelli (; 25 September 1599 – 2 August 1667), was an Italian architect born in the modern Swiss canton of Ticino

(completed

1633 Events January–March * January 20 – Galileo Galilei, having been summoned to Rome on orders of Pope Urban VIII, leaves for Florence for his journey. His carriage is halted at Ponte a Centino at the border of Tuscany, where ...

). ** Muchalls Castle in Scotland, reconstruction completed by Thomas

Burnett of Leys The House of Burnett (Burnet, Burnette, Burnard, Bernard) is a Lowland and Border Scottish family composed of several branches. The Chief of the Name and Arms of Burnett is James Comyn Amherst Burnett of Leys. Origins of the name It remains un ...

. * 1628 ** Salzburg Cathedral in Austria, designed by Santino Solari (after Vincenzo Scamozzi), consecrated. **

George Heriot's Hospital George Heriot's School is a Scottish independent primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the early 21st century, it has more than 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff, and 80 non-teaching staff. ...

in Edinburgh, Scotland. * 1629 –

Simtokha Dzong Simtokha Dzong ('dzong' means "castle-monastery") also known as Sangak Zabdhon Phodrang ( Bhutanese language meaning: "Palace of the Profound Meaning of Secret Mantras") is a small dzong. It was built in 1629 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who uni ...

(castle-monastery) in Bhutan.

Births

* 1620: November 2 ''(bapt.)'' – Roger Pratt, English gentleman architect (died

1684 Events January–March * January 5 – King Charles II of England gives the title Duke of St Albans to Charles Beauclerk, his illegitimate son by Nell Gwyn. * January 15 (January 5 O.S.) - To demonstrate that the River Thames, froz ...

) * 1621: October 2 ''(bapt.)'' – Hugh May, English architect (died 1684)

Deaths

* 1620 –

Bontadino de Bontadini Vittorio Bontadini, better known as Bontadino de Bontadini (died 1620), was a Bolognese hydraulic engineer, architect, mathematician and wood carver. He is mostly known for designing the Wignacourt Aqueduct in Malta. The Order of St. John had b ...

, Bolognese-born hydraulic engineer, architect, mathematician and woodcarver, murdered * 1626: December 9 – Salomon de Brosse, French architect (born

1571 Year 1571 ( MDLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 11 – The Austrian nobility are granted freedom of religion. * January 23 &nd ...

) * 1627: July 17 – Lieven de Key, Dutch architect (born

1560 Year 1560 ( MDLX) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 7 – In the Kingdom of Scotland, French troops commanded by Henri Cleutin and ...

) * 1629: January 30 – Carlo Maderno, Ticinese-born architect (born

1556 __NOTOC__ Year 1556 ( MDLVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 16 – Charles V, having already abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor, r ...

)

References

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