1520s in architecture
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Buildings
- c. 1520 – Lupert's Range (third side of the Eton School Yard), with Lupert's Tower, designed by architect Henry Redman, completed at Eton College
- 1521 – Château de Chenonceau built in the French Loire Valley.
- 1521 – Rebuilding of Hampton Court Palace near London completed by Cardinal Wolsey.
St. George's Chapel, Windsor
- 1522 – Vilnius City wall completed, including the Gate of Dawn.
- 1525 – Laurentian Library in Florence designed by Michelangelo.
- 1525 – Rebuilding of Segovia Cathedral begun by Juan Gil de Hontañón.
- 1525 – Palazzo del Te begun by Giulio Romano.
- 1528 – St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England completed.
Events
- Jacopo Sansovino is appointed chief architect and superintendent of properties (Protomaestro or Proto) to the Procurators of San Marco in Venice.
Births
- c.1520 - Girolamo Cassar, Maltese architect and engineer (d. c. 1589-92)
- 1521
- April 5 - Francesco Laparelli, Italian architect and engineer (d. 1570)
- 1527
- (specific date not listed) - Hans Vredeman de Vries, Dutch architect and engineer (d. c. 1607)
Deaths
- 1520:
- April 6 - Raphael (born 1483)
- 1525
- (approximate year) Fra Giocondo (born 1445)