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1719 In Architecture
The year 1719 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Buildings and structures Buildings completed * The Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist, Stamsried, Bavaria, Germany. * St. Trinitatis, Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany, designed by Hermann Korb. * San Michele Arcangelo, Anacapri, Italy. * St Mary's Church, Tarleton, England. * St. Werburgh's Church, Dublin (Church of Ireland), designed by Colonel Thomas Burgh (1670–1730), Thomas Burgh, Surveyor General of Ireland. * The house of William Trent (Trenton), William Trent, Trenton, New Jersey. Births *''date unknown'' – Dmitry Ukhtomsky, chief architect of Moscow (died 1774 in architecture, 1774) Deaths *March 10 – Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond, French architect and garden designer who became the chief architect of Saint Petersburg (born 1679 in architecture, 1679) *November 22 – William Talman (architect), William Talman, English architect and landscape design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Ukhtomsky
Prince Dmitry Vasilyevich Ukhtomsky (russian: Дмитрий Васильевич Ухтомский; 1719–1774) was the chief architect of Moscow, Russian Empire during the reign of Empress Elizabeth of Russia. Biography Ukhtomsky was born in a village to the north of the city Yaroslavl, where his Rurikid ancestors used to be rulers. At the age of 12, he moved to Moscow and studied there at the School of Mathematics and Navigation until 1733. He studied architecture and worked at Ivan Michurin's workshop until 1741, later working for Ivan Korobov (1741–1743). In 1742, Korobov supported Ukhtomsky's nomination for his first professional title and delegated him the management of a firm. In 1744, Ukhtomsky acquired a full architect's license and the rank of captain in state hierarchy. Ukhtomsky's first public successes were the temporary pavilions and arched for the coronation of Empress Elisabeth I of Russia in 1742. In 1753-1757 he rebuild one of these arched into la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1719 Works
Events January–March * January 8 – Carolean Death March begins: A catastrophic retreat by a largely-Finnish Swedish- Carolean army under the command of Carl Gustaf Armfeldt across the Tydal mountains in a blizzard kills around 3,700 men and cripples a further 600 for life. * January 23 – The Principality of Liechtenstein is created, within the Holy Roman Empire. * February 3 (January 23 Old Style) – The Riksdag of the Estates recognizes Ulrika Eleonora's claim to the Swedish throne, after she has agreed to sign a new Swedish constitution. Thus, she is recognized as queen regnant of Sweden. * February 20 – The first Treaty of Stockholm is signed. * February 28 – Farrukhsiyar, the Mughal Emperor of India since 1713, is deposed by the Sayyid brothers, who install Rafi ud-Darajat in his place. In prison, Farrukhsiyar is strangled by assassins on April 19. * March 6 – A serious earthquake (estimated magnitude >7) in El Salvador results in large fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1650 In Architecture
__TOC__ Buildings and structures Buildings * 1650 ** The Marian column in Prague is erected (destroyed 1918). ** Talar Ashraf palace in Isfahan, Persia, is built. ** ''(approximate date)'' The Khaju Bridge in Isfahan is built. * 1651 ** Collegiate Church of Saint Magdalena and Saint Stanisław in Poznań (Poland) is started (completed c.1701). ** ''Karamon'' of Ueno Tōshō-gū shrine in Tokyo is built. * 1652 – Church of the Resurrection, Kostroma. * 1653 ** The Taj Mahal mausoleum at Agra in India (begun in 1630 and probably designed by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri) is completed. ** The Radziwiłł Palace, Vilnius, is completed. * 1654 – Construction of Skokloster Castle in Sweden to the design of Caspar Vogel begins (completed 1676). * 1656 ** The Jama Masjid, Delhi, is completed. ** The colonnade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is started by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. * 1658 ** Terraced houses at 52–55 Newington Green in London, perhaps by Thomas Pidcock, are completed. ** St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Talman (architect)
William Talman (1650–1719) was an English architect and landscape designer. Career A pupil of Sir Christopher Wren, in 1678 he and Thomas Apprice gained the office of King's Waiter in the Port of London (perhaps through his patron Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon). From May 1689 until William III's death in 1702, he was Comptroller of the Royal Works, and also in 1689 William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland appointed Talman and George London as his deputies in his new role as Superintendent of the Royal Gardens. In these roles Talman worked with Wren in his rebuilding of Hampton Court Palace and its gardens and, by proposing a cheaper interior decoration scheme for the new building, won that commission over Wren's head. Works Talman's principal work is recognised to be Chatsworth House, considered to be the first baroque private house in Britain, and he was possibly the architect of St Anne's Church, Soho. Talman was held by many to be surly, rude and difficult to ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 22
Events Pre-1600 * 498 – After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. * 845 – The first duke of Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon. * 1307 – Pope Clement V issues the papal bull '' Pastoralis Praeeminentiae'' which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets. *1574 – Spanish navigator Juan Fernández discovers islands now known as the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile. 1601–1900 *1635 – Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island. *1718 – Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard attacks and boards the vessels of the British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") off the coast of North Carolina. The casualties on both sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1679 In Architecture
Buildings and structures Buildings * 1670 ** Báo Quốc Pagoda, Huế, Vietnam, is built. ** Saint George Palace, Rennes, France, has its foundation stones laid. * 1671 – Weston Park, Shropshire, England, is built for Elizabeth Wilbraham. * 1672 ** Buildings by Christopher Wren in England: *** Temple Bar, London rebuilt. *** Williamson Building at The Queen's College, Oxford, completed. ** Church of Monastery of Serra do Pilar in Gaia, Portugal, consecrated. ** Construction of Castillo de San Marcos at St. Augustine, Florida, designed by Ignacio Daza, begins. * 1673 ** April – Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Punjab, built for Aurangzeb, is completed. ** October 3 – Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni, Suō Province (modern-day Yamaguchi Prefecture), Japan, is officially completed. ** The White Horse Tavern in Newport, Rhode Island (estimated completion date) ** St Mary-le-Bow church in London, designed by Christopher Wren, rebuilding completed. ** Monastery of San Francisco, Lima, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond
Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond (1679 – 10 March 1719) was a French architect and garden designer who became the chief architect of Saint Petersburg in 1716. Career in France He was the son of Jean Le Blond, painter in ordinary to the king, a printseller on the Pont Saint-Michel, Paris, and his wife, Jeanne d'Eu. He studied architecture with his mother's brother Jean Girard, in the service of Philippe I, duc d'Orléans. Jacques-François Blondel implied that he had derived gardening expertise from André Le Nôtre, finding that Le Blond was :one of our Architects, who among us most knew how to profit from the precepts of the great Master... It must be agreed, however, that, in imitating them, it would be suitable to be provided with a certain intelligence Indeed, Le Blond was responsible for more than simply the engravings in Dezallier d'Argenville's seminal work on the principles of French formal garden design, ''La théorie et la pratique du jardinage'', 1709: accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 10
Events Pre-1600 *241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. * 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage. * 947 – The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor. *1496 – After establishing the city of Santo Domingo, Christopher Columbus departs for Spain, leaving his brother in command. * 1535 – Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, discovers the Galápagos Islands by chance on his way to Peru. 1601–1900 * 1607 – Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia. * 1629 – Charles I dissolves the Parliament of England, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule. *1661 – French "Sun King" Louis XIV begins his personal rule of Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1774 In Architecture
The year 1774 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland, designed by William Buckland is begun and largely completed before the architect's death, the only surviving example of American colonial architecture based on a design by Palladio. * Original construction of Château de Bénouville in Normandy, designed by Claude Nicolas Ledoux is completed. * Royal Crescent in Bath, England, designed by John Wood, the Younger is completed. * Dundas House in New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by William Chambers, is completed. * Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire, England is completed (much later and after reconstruction the private country home of Anne, Princess Royal). * Clifton House, Belfast in the north of Ireland, a poorhouse designed by Mr Cooley, is opened. * Włodawa Synagogue in Poland is completed. * Basilica church of Santissima Annunziata Maggiore, Naples, designed by Luigi Vanvite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital city, capital city (New Jersey), city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. The city's metropolitan area, including all of Mercer County, is grouped with the New York metropolitan area#Combined statistical area, New York combined statistical area by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, but it directly borders the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia metropolitan area and was from 1990 until 2000 part of the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia combined statistical area. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamsried
Stamsried is a village and municipality in the district of Cham in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border. It is also located in the Roman Catholic diocese of Regensburg. Stamsried has a population of 2,319 as of June 2004 and an area of which includes surrounding countryside outside the built up area of the village itself, the population density is . Stamsried is located above sea level and contains rolling hills as high as . Stamsried is located near the ''Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park'' and therefore tourism makes up a portion of its economy as shown by the number of small hotels and "pensions" or bed and breakfasts. Sites of interest within Stamsried itself include the Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist built in 1719. Near the church there is a square with the ''Mariensäule'' or Marian column erected in 1729 and four other statues of saints erected in 1735 (St. Florian, St. Sebastian, John the Baptist and John of Nepomuk). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
