1670s in architecture
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[edit] Buildings
- 1672 - Temple Bar in London is rebuilt by Christopher Wren.
- 1673 - Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan is built by Aurangzeb.
- 1675
- Bethlem Royal Hospital in London, designed by Robert Hooke.
- June - Work on St. Paul's Cathedral in London, designed by Christopher Wren, begins.
- 1676
- The Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, designed by Christopher Wren is completed.
- Wren Library, Cambridge, the library of Trinity College, is designed by Christopher Wren (completed 1695).
- The St Peter and St Paul's Church in Vilnius is completed.
- 1677
- The Monument to the Great Fire of London, designed by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke is completed.
- Chapel of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, designed by Christopher Wren.
[edit] Events
- 1671: December 30 - The Académie royale d'architecture is founded by Louis XIV of France in Paris, the world's first school of architecture.
[edit] Births
- 1670 - Johann Friedrich Ludwig (died 1752)
- 1672 - Francis Smith (died 1738)
- 1676 - Colen Campbell (died 1729)
- 1678: March 7 - Filippo Juvara (died 1736)
