1600s in architecture
overview of architecture-related events during the 1600s
Buildings and structures
Buildings
Construction (by year):
1601
Jerónimos Monastery at Belém (Lisbon) in Portugal is completed after 100 years.
In Naples (Italy), the fountain La Fontana dell'Immacolatella, made of white and gray marble, is built by Michelangelo Naccherino and Pietro Bernini; it is adorned with coats of arms and eagles, and the central coat of arms is upheld by two angels.
In Japan, Inuyama Castle is built in Aichi Prefecture (remodeled in 1620).
1602–1604 – Vleeshal, Haarlem, North Holland, designed by Lieven de Key, built.
1604
August – In Amritsar, Punjab, the Harmandir Sahib is inaugurated.
In Korea, Bulguksa is reconstructed.
In Paris (France), the Pont Neuf over the Seine (begun in 1578 by Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau) is opened to traffic (completed in July 1606; royal inauguration in 1607).
1605
In Gdańsk, the Old Arsenal, designed by Anthony van Obberghen, Jan Strakowski and Abraham van den Blocke, is completed.
In Padua (Veneto), renovation is finished on the Palazzo del Capitanio palace arch and Torre dell'Orologio clock tower (expanded 1599–1605).
In Rome, building is begun on Santa Maria della Vittoria (as San Paolo), designed by Carlo Maderno.
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