1600s in architecture
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Buildings and structures
Buildings
Construction :- 1601
- * Jerónimos Monastery at Belém in Portugal is completed after 100 years.
- * In Naples, 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.
- 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, the Pont Neuf over the Seine is opened to traffic.
- 1605
- * In Gdańsk, the :File:Gran Armería, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 12.jpg|Old Arsenal, designed by Anthony van Obberghen, Jan Strakowski and Abraham van den Blocke, is completed.
- * In Padua, renovation is finished on the Palazzo del Capitanio palace arch and Torre dell'Orologio clock tower.
- * In Rome, building is begun on Santa Maria della Vittoria, designed by Carlo Maderno.
- * In England, the :File:The Red Hall, Bourne - geograph.org.uk - 1575134.jpg|Red Hall at Bourne, Lincolnshire, is built.
- * In India, the Jahangir Mahal, Orchha, is built.
- 1607
- * January 19 – San Agustin Church, designed by Juan Macías, is completed.
- 1608
- * In England, The Great Hall, the first part of the mansion house of Bank Hall in Bretherton, Lancashire, is constructed.
- * In Korea, Jongmyo is reconstructed.
- 1609 – Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Goa.
Events
Births
- 1606
- * Charles Errard, French painter, architect and engraver
- * Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, Italian architect and painter
Deaths
- 1604 – Giacomo del Duca, Italian sculptor and architect
- 1607: July 24 – Alessandro Pieroni, Italian mannerist painter and architect
- 1607 or 1609 – Vittorio Cassar, Maltese architect
- 1608: June 25 or 26 – Bernardo Buontalenti, Florentine mannerist architect, stage designer, military engineer and artist