1550s in architecture
overview of the events of the 1550s in architecture
Buildings and structures
Buildings
1550–1554 – Church of Sant'Andrea in Via Flaminia, Rome, designed by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, constructed, the first church of the Italian Renaissance to have an elliptical dome.
1550–1557 – Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, designed by Mimar Sinan, constructed.
1552–1554 – Design and construction of Villa Cornaro in the Veneto by Palladio.
1552 – Work begins on Fort Saint Elmo on Malta.
1554
Work begins on Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
Work begins on Sulaymaniyya Takiyya (western building) in Damascus.
c. 1555 – Design and construction of monastery of Santiago Apóstol and its basilica church in Cuilapan de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico, by Antonio de Barbosa, begins.
1558 – Sforza Chapel in Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, designed by Michelangelo.
1559
Work begins on the Villa Farnese at Caprarola, designed by Vignola.
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