| 1540s . 1550s in architecture . 1560s |
| Architecture timeline |
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.[1]
- 1550–1557 – Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, designed by Mimar Sinan, constructed.
- 1552–1554 – Design and construction of Villa Cornaro in the Veneto by Palladio.[2]
- 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.
- Sulaymaniyya Takiyya (western building) in Damascus is completed.
Births
- 1550: April 18 – Alessandro Pieroni, Italian mannerist painter and architect (died 1607)
- c.1550 – Vittorio Cassar, Maltese architect (died c.1607)
- 1556 – Carlo Maderno, Ticinese-born baroque architect (died 1629)
Deaths
- 1554 – Sebastiano Serlio (born 1475)
References
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