completed. The church was inaugurated on May 23, 1717. A few months later Antigua was afflicted by the 1717 earthquakes damaging the church and the cloisters...

Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half...

Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the late 16th century and gradually spread across Europe. It...

(French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist sɑ̃tɛʁ]; 23 March 1651 – 21 November 1717) was a French painter and draughtsman of the Style Louis XIV, known for his...

bə-ROK, US: /bəˈroʊk/ bə-ROHK, French: [baʁɔk]) is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished...

The architecture of Mexico reflects the influences of various cultures, regions, and periods that have shaped the country's history and identity. In the...

The Church of St. John in Aix-en-Provence, situated at the corner of rue d'Italie and rue Cardinale, is a Gothic Roman Catholic church, the first in Provence...

Nicolaes Witsen (Dutch: Nicolaas Witsen; 8 May 1641 – 10 August 1717) was a Dutch statesman who was mayor of Amsterdam thirteen times, between 1682 and...

church itself was built by Diego de Porres and inaugurated in 1702. The 1717 earthquake damaged the structure severely. So did the earthquake of 1751...

Ephemeral architecture had a special relevance in the Spanish Baroque, as it fulfilled diverse aesthetic, political, religious and social functions. On...

J. (1996) Tsaar Peter de Grote en zijn Amsterdamse vrienden, p. 8. "Tsaar Peter de Grote in Utrecht in 1697 en 1717". Oud Utrecht (in Dutch). 7 July...

commemorate this event. Occupied by the Habsburgs three times (1688–1690, 1717–1739, 1789–1791), headed by the Holy Roman Princes Maximilian of Bavaria...

trade relations and a military alliance between Portugal and England. In 1717, the first English trading post was established in Porto. The production...

Portuguese architecture refers to both the architecture of Portugal's modern-day territory in Continental Portugal, the Azores and Madeira, as well as...

well as the customs barrier between the Crowns of Aragon and Castile in 1717, followed by the introduction of new property taxes in the Aragonese kingdoms...

of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (5 ed.). Penguin. p. 15. ISBN 0-14-051323-X. Curl, James Stevens (1999). Oxford Dictionary of Architecture and...

Châtillon-sous-Bagneux. Apraksin Palace, Saint Petersburg, 1717–1718. Strelna and Peterhof parks, 1717–1718. Biographie, Deutsche. "Le Blond, Alexandre - Deutsche...

Persie en Indie (Voyage to the Levant and Travels into Moscovy, Persia, and the East Indies) Jean Chardin – Voyages de monsieur le chevalier Chardin en Perse...

led the 1915 Gallipoli Landings, born in Corfu Markos Antonios Katsaitis (1717–1787), Greek scholar, geographer and lawyer born in Corfu Augustinos Kapodistrias...

as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding...

William Croft – Musicus Apparatus Academicus Louis-Antoine Dornel – Sonates en Trio, Op. 3 Johann Mattheson – Das neu-eröffnete Orchestre (Hamburg: Mattheson)...

for 5 Flutes, Op. 15 6 Suites à 2 Muzettes, Op. 17 André Chéron – Sonates en trio, Op. 1 Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia – Harpsichord Sonata in G major...

forced Spanish monopoly. The Viceroyalty of New Granada was established in 1717, then temporarily removed, and then re-established in 1739. Its capital was...

Louis Carrogis Carmontelle (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a French dramatist, painter, architect, set designer, author, and designer of one of...

Sing unto the Lord a New Song, HWV 249a Jacques-Martin Hotteterre Sonates en trio pour les flûtes traversières et a bec, violon, hautbois, Op. 3 Suite...

control of both the fleets of the Indies (1680) and the Casa de Contratación (1717). The 20th century in Seville saw the tribulations of the Spanish Civil War...

The architecture of Fez, Morocco, reflects the wider trends of Moroccan architecture dating from the city's foundation in the late 8th century and up to...

Réaumur publishes his work on metallurgy, L'Art de convertir le fer forge en acier, which describes how to convert iron into steel. April 5 (Easter Sunday)...

forts are often similar in design and are therefore easy to recognize. Architecture of Portugal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portuguese forts....

is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture". From its dedication in 360 until 1453...