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Overview of the events of the 1550s in architecture
- 1550–1554 – Church of
Sant'Andrea in Via Flaminia,
Rome, designed by
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, constructed, the first church of the
Italian Renaissance to have an
elliptical dome.
[1]
- 1550–1557 –
Süleymaniye Mosque in
Istanbul, designed by
Mimar Sinan, constructed.
- 1552–1554 – Design and construction of
Villa Cornaro in the
Veneto by
Palladio.
[2]
- 1552 – Work begins on
Fort Saint Elmo on
Malta.
- 1554
- c. 1555 – Design and construction of
monastery of Santiago Apóstol and its basilica church in
Cuilapan de Guerrero,
Oaxaca, Mexico, by Antonio de Barbosa, begins.
- 1558 – Sforza Chapel in Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, designed by
Michelangelo.
- 1559