1560s in architecture
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[edit] Buildings
- 1560 - Construction of Mexico City Cathedral, begins
- 1563 - Construction of El Escorial (completed 1584), designed by Juan de Herrera, begins
- c.1566 - Construction of Church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio, begins
- About 1566 - Construction of Villa Rotonda in Vicenza, designed by Andrea Palladio, begins
- 1568 - Construction of Selimiye Mosque (completed 1574), designed by Sinan, begins
- 1568 - Construction of Il Gesù in Rome, designed by Giacomo da Vignola and Giacomo della Porta, begins
- 1568 - Construction of Longleat House in England, designed by Robert Smythson, begins
[edit] Events
- Giorgio Vasari - Second, enlarged edition published of Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori (Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects)
[edit] Births
- date unknown - Lieven de Key, Dutch architect (d. 1627)
[edit] Deaths
- February 18, 1564 - Michelangelo (born 1475)
- 1563 - Diego Siloe, Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptor (died 1490)
