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1722 In Architecture
The year 1722 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * Blenheim Palace (begun 1705) in Woodstock, England, designed by John Vanbrugh, is completed. * Wanstead House, near London, England, designed by Colen Campbell, is completed. * Castletown House in County Kildare, Ireland, designed by Alessandro Galilei, is completed. * Kantajew Temple in Bengal is completed. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome: Jean-Michel Chevotet. Births * March 17 – William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, English peer and amateur architect (died 1791) * August – James Essex, English builder and architect working in Cambridge (died 1784) * Robert Smith, Scottish architect working in America (died 1777) Deaths * June 20 – Christoph Dientzenhofer, Bavarian baroque architect working in Bohemia (born 1655) * William Winde, English gentleman architect (born c.1640 Events January–March * January 6 – The Siege of Salses ends almost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wentworth, 2nd Earl Of Strafford (1722–1791)
William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (17 March 1722 – 10 March 1791), styled Viscount Wentworth until 1739 was a British peer and member of the House of Lords of Great Britain. Ancestry and career Strafford was the only son of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672-1739). His paternal great-grandfather was Sir William Wentworth of Ashby Puerorum, a younger brother of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford of the earlier creation. His father was a cousin of William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, who died childless, on whose death in 1695 he became the 3rd Baron Raby. However, the Strafford fortune, with the estate of the great Jacobean house of Wentworth Woodhouse, went to a nephew of the second Earl's. His mother was Anne Johnson, daughter of the wealthy politician and shipowner Sir Henry Johnson and his first wife Anne Smithson. Although his mother brought his father a fortune, it was generally agreed to be a very happy marriage. The title of Earl of Straffo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1722 Works
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *'' Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *'' Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1640 In Architecture
__TOC__ Buildings and structures Buildings * The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, is under construction, probably by Ustad Ahmad Lahori, to a commission by Shah Jahan. The mosque and ''jawab'' in the complex are completed in 1643. * 1640 ** Børsen in Copenhagen, designed by Lorentz and Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger and begun in 1619, is completed. ** 59–60 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London (later known as Lindsey House), probably designed by Inigo Jones and begun about 1638, is completed. '': volume 3: St Giles-in-the-Fields, pt I: Lincoln's Inn Fields'' (1912), pp. 96–103. Retrieved 2015-03-17. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Winde
Captain William Winde (c.1645–1722) was an English gentleman architect, whose Royalist military career, resulting in fortifications and topographical surveys but lack of preferment, and his later career, following the Glorious Revolution, as designer or simply "conductor" of the works of country houses, has been epitomised by Howard Colvin, who said that "Winde ranks with Hooke, May, Pratt and Talman as one of the principal English country house architects of the late seventeenth century" (Colvin 1995, p 1066). Winde was born in Holland to English parents.Geoffrey Beard, "William Winde and Interior Design", ''Architectural History'' 27, Design and Practice in British Architecture: Studies in Architectural History Presented to Howard Colvin (1984:150-162) Works His work included: *Hampstead Marshall, (for William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven), where he completed a house begun by Sir Balthazar Gerbier, c. 1662–1688, from the dates on many surviving drawings. Thomas Strong, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1655 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. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Dientzenhofer
Christoph Dientzenhofer ( cs, Kryštof Dientzenhofer) (born 7 July 1655 in St. Margarethen near Brannenburg, Landkreis Rosenheim - 20 June 1722 in Prague)Deutsche Biografie: "Dientzenhofer, Christoph von" , retrieved 23 September 2012 ''(in German)'' was a prominent Bavarian architect of South-, n and Bohemian Baroque. He was a member of the famous [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1777 In Architecture
The year 1777 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * April 21 – The foundation stone of Wesley's Chapel in London is laid. Buildings and structures Buildings completed * Corselitze, Falster, Denmark, designed by Andreas Kirkerup. * Drumcar House, Ireland. * Reformed Church, Lompirt, Romania. * Rococo-Classicist Roman Catholic Church in Malý Kiar, The Glorification of the Saint Cross. * Wenvoe Castle, Vale of Glamorgan, the only building in Wales designed by Robert Adam. * Home House, Portman Square, London, completed to the design of Robert Adam. * Richmond Bridge, London (across the River Thames), designed by James Paine and Kenton Couse. Births * February 13 – James Trubshaw, English builder, architect and civil engineer. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Smith (architect)
Robert Smith (1722February 11, 1777) was a Scottish-born American architect who was based in Philadelphia. Smith's work includes buildings such as Carpenters' Hall, St. Peter's Church, and the steeple on Christ Church. These structures constituted the greater part of the city's early skyline. Other works include Nassau Hall at Princeton University and the Public Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia. He worked exclusively in the Georgian style. Early life Smith was born in Dalkeith Parish, Midlothian, Scotland into a family that included many masons. As a young man he apprenticed in the building trades, and emigrated to America, either directly from Scotland or via London it is unknown, in late 1748. Philadelphia Smith quickly became a member of the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia, and is considered by many to be the foremost master-builder, or carpenter-architect, of the Colonial Period. In fact, Robert Smith, has been called "America's most important 18th Century architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1784 In Architecture
The year 1784 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * September 1 – John Sanders becomes the first architectural student of John Soane. * In Saint Petersburg, Russia, at the Gardens of Orienbaum, a ride is built that features carriages that undulate over hills within grooved tracks, a predecessor of the roller coaster. * Étienne-Louis Boullée proposes a cenotaph to Isaac Newton. Buildings and structures Buildings * St Andrew's Church in New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by Andrew Frazer and Robert Kay, opened. * In New London, Connecticut, the town hall is built (1784/85). * Ishak Pasha Palace is built in Turkey. * Ubosot at Wat Phra Kaew temple in Bangkok, Thailand, receives the Emerald Buddha (March 22). * Work starts on La Moneda Palace in Santiago, originally intended to house the Spanish mint in Colonial Chile, designed by Joaquín Toesca. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Auguste Cheval de Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Essex
James Essex (1722–1784) was an English builder and architect who mostly worked in Cambridge, where he was born. He designed portions of many colleges of the University of Cambridge, and carried out major restorations of the cathedrals at Ely and Lincoln. He was an admirer of Gothic architecture, and assembled materials for a history of the style, though the book remained unpublished. Early life Essex was born in Cambridge in August 1722, the son of a builder of the same name who had fitted the sash windows and wainscot in the Senate House (1724-5), under James Gibbs, and had worked on the hall of Queens' College, Cambridge (1732-4). He had a grammar school education at the school of King's College, Cambridge, and then studied under Sir James Burrough. When his father died in February 1749, Essex took over his business, and, in September 1749, built the Mathematical Bridge at Queens' College. Cambridge colleges For the next 25 years he was occupied with work for Cambridge c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1791 In Architecture
The year 1791 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * The elevations of Charlotte Square in Edinburgh, Scotland, are designed by Robert Adam. * Polish architect Jakub Kubicki is ennobled. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * January 6 – Théâtre Feydeau, Paris, designed by Jacques Legrand and Jacques Molinos. * November 7 – The Custom House, Dublin, Ireland, designed by James Gandon. Buildings completed * Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India * Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany * Clyne Castle, Swansea, Wales, built by Richard Phillips * Gammel Køgegård, Køge, Denmark (main house) * Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, Argentina (rebuilt) * Plaza Mayor, Madrid, remodelling by Juan de Villanueva * Rock Castle (Hendersonville, Tennessee), United States, home of Daniel Smith. * Tower of Hercules (lighthouse) in Spain (remodelling) * Dar Hassan Pacha (palace) in the Casbah of Algiers. Births * January 14 – Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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