1520s in architecture

1520s in architecture

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Buildings

* c. 1520 – Lupert's Range (third side of the Eton School Yard), with Lupert's Tower, designed by architect Henry Redman, completed at Eton College
* 1521 – Château de Chenonceau built in the French Loire Valley.
* 1521 – rebuilding of Hampton Court Palace in London completed by Cardinal Wolsey
* 1522 – Vilnius City wall completed, including the Gate of Dawn.
* 1525 – Laurentian Library in Florence designed by Michelangelo.
* 1525 – Rebuilding of Segovia Cathedral begun by Juan Gil de Hontañón.
* 1525 – Palazzo del Te begun by Giulio Romano.

Births

*1527
** (specific date not listed) - Hans Vredeman de Vries, Dutch architect and engineer (d. c. 1607)

Deaths

*1520:
** April 6 - Raphael (b. 1483)
*1525
** (approximate year) Fra Giocondo (b. 1445)


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