1530s In Architecture

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1530s In Architecture

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BUILDINGS

1533 - Work begins on La Fortaleza in Puerto Rico.

1534 - After 259 years of work, Regensburg Cathedral in Germany is completed.

1537 - Work begins on the Library Of San Marco in Venice, designed by Jacopo Sansovino .

1538 - Work begins on the Piazza del Campidoglio ( Capitoline Hill ), designed by Michelangelo .

EVENTS

1537 - Sebastiano Serlio publishes the first volume of his architectural treatise, ''Tutte l'opere d'archittura et prospetiva'', in Venice, putting the Classical Orders into canonical form.

BIRTHS

1530 - Juan De Herrera (died 1593 )

1535 - Robert Smythson born in England.

DEATHS