architecture

May 12, 2017
Architect Luigi Vanvitelli was born on 12 May 1700 in Naples.

May 7, 2017
A series of earthquakes in 553 and 557 caused significant structural damage to the Hagia Sophia, and during such a tremor on 7 May 558, the dome of the basilica collapsed completely, destroying the ambon, altar, and ciborium.

April 23, 2017
The Temple of Venus Eryx was dedicated on 23 April 215 BCE.

April 20, 2017
Leon Battista Alberti died on 20 April 1472 in Rome.

April 1, 2017
Architect and painter Ferdinando Sanfelice died in Naples on 1 April 1748.

February 19, 2017
On 19 February 356 Emperor Constantius II issued a decree closing all the pagan temples in the Roman Empire.

January 9, 2017
Architect Pier Luigi Nervi Died on 9 January 1979 in Rome.

December 31, 2016
Lorenzo de’ Medici, known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, was born on 1 January 1449 in Florence.

December 20, 2016
Venetian Architect Giorgio Massari Died 20 December 1766.

November 13, 2016
Who Was Giuliano da Sangallo? Find Out in Florence