1530s in architecture

1530s in architecture

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Buildings

* 1533 - Work begins on La Fortaleza in Puerto Rico.
* 1534 - After 259 years of work, Regensburg Cathedral in Germany is completed.
* 1535 - After 258 years of work (1277-1535), St Alphege Church in Solihull, England, is completed.
* 1537 - Work begins on the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice, designed by Jacopo Sansovino.
* 1538 - Work begins on the Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill), designed by Michelangelo.

Events

* 1537 - Sebastiano Serlio publishes the first volume of his architectural treatise, "Tutte l'opere d'archittura et prospetiva", in Venice, putting the classical orders into canonical form.

Births

* 1530 - Juan de Herrera (died 1593)
* 1535 - Robert Smythson born in England.

Deaths


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