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Events relating to architecture
Mehmed II, conqueror of Constantinople, begins to build Topkapi Sarayi as his palace
The new pope, Sixtus IV, secures his name in history, establishing the Sistine chapel and the Sistine choir
Even the remote city of Machu Picchu, on its peak above the jungle, is built in the massively precise Inca style of masonry
St Peter’s is rebuilt, retaining some Norman work in the chancel from the original ‘chapelry’
Julius II, together with the architect Bramante, lays the foundation stone for the new St Peter's
Thomas Wolsey begins to build himself a palace at Hampton Court, but will later consider it politic to give it to Henry VIII
Sutton Place is built north-east of Guildford, and is of great historical importance as showing very early signs of the influence of Italian Renaissance design in English architecture
Francis I begins to transform Fontainebleau into a palace, employing artists who establish the mannerist school of Fontainebleau
Sinan completes his masterpiece, the mosque of Suleiman I in Istanbul
Philip II begins construction of the palace and monastery known as the Escorial
Palladio publishes I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura ('The Four Books of Architecture'), which include his influential designs for villas
Akbar builds his new palace of Fatehpur Sikri close to the shrine of a Sufi saint
The tomb in Delhi of the Mughal emperor Humayun introduces the shape of dome which characterizes his dynasty's architecture
The dome of St Peter's is finished, completing nearly a century of construction on Europe's largest church
The Globe, where many of Shakespeare's plays are first performed, is built on Bankside in London
The Blue Mosque, commissioned by Ahmed I, begins to rise in Istanbul like a twin to the nearby Santa Sophia
The Teatro Farnese in Parma is the first to have a proscenium arch, framing perspective scenery painted on flat wings
The sculptor and architect Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini is given the task of adding the drama of baroque to the newly completed St Peter's in Rome
Shah Jahan begins building the Taj Mahal as a memorial for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal
Francesco Borromini begins work on his intricate baroque masterpiece, the Monastery of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (1634-43), in Rome
Louis XIV commissions a well-established team of designers to provide him with a spectacular palace and garden at Versailles
Bernini's great curving colonnade is completed, to form the piazza in front of St Peter's
The Dutch develop a new pattern of middle-class urban life and architecture, later copied in England
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb begins building the great Badshahi Mosque in Lahore
The double-hung sash window is introduced in England and soon spreads to Holland
