1530s in architecture
overview of the events of the 1530s in architecture
Buildings and structures
Buildings
1531 – Kõpu Lighthouse on Hiiumaa begins operation.
1532–1536
Rood screen in King's College Chapel, Cambridge in England is erected.
Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne in Rome, designed by Baldassare Peruzzi, is built.
c. 1532–1537 – Palazzo Massimo di Pirro in Rome, designed by Giovanni Mangone, is built.
1532
Church of the Ascension (the "White Column") at Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, is built.
Church of the Royal Monastery of Brou in France (begun 1506) is completed.
1533 – Work begins on La Fortaleza in Puerto Rico.
1534 – Regensburg Cathedral in Germany is completed after 259 years of work.
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