1660s in architecture

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See also: 1650s in architecture, other events of the 1660s, 1670s in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Buildings

• 1661 - Work begins on Versailles, near Paris.
• 1662 - King Charles Court of the Greenwich Hospital in London, designed by John Webb.
• ca. 1663 - Kingston Lacy in Dorset designed by Roger Pratt.
• 1665 - Sant'Andrea al Quirinale in Rome, designed by Bernini is completed.
• 1667 - Piazza of St Peter's in the Vatican City, designed by Bernini is completed.
• 1668 - Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, England, designed by Christopher Wren is completed.

Events

• September 2 – September 5, 1666 - The Great Fire of London destroys most of the city.

Births

• 1660 - Jakob Prandtauer (died 1726)
• 1661 - probable date of birth of Nicholas Hawksmoor
• 1661 - Daniel Marot (died 1752)
• January 24, 1664 - Sir John Vanbrugh (died 1726)
• 1668 - Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (died 1745)

Deaths

• September 23, 1666 - François Mansart (born 1598)
• August 3, 1667 - Francesco Borromini (born 1599)
• May 16, 1669 - Pietro da Cortona (born 1596)