1520s in architecture
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Buildings and structures
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File:Vue du Château de Chenonceau.jpg in the French Loire Valley]]
- c. 1520
- Lupton's Range (third side of the Eton School Yard), with Lupton's Tower, designed by architect Henry Redman, completed at Eton College in England.
- Metz Cathedral in the Duchy of Lorraine completed by construction of south transept.
- Rebuilding of San Giacomo Scossacavalli in Rome begun by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (completed 1592).
- 1521
- Château de Chenonceau built in the French Loire Valley.
- Rebuilding of Hampton Court Palace near London completed by Cardinal Wolsey.
- 1522 – Vilnius City wall completed, including the Gate of Dawn.
- 1523 – Completion of Saint-Jacques Tower, Paris.
- 1525
- Laurentian Library in Florence designed by Michelangelo.
- Rebuilding of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham, England, probably to the design of John Wastell (died 1515), completed.
- Rebuilding of Segovia Cathedral begun by Juan Gil de Hontañón.
- Palazzo del Te, Mantua, begun by Giulio Romano.
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- 1527 – Kabuli Bagh Mosque in Panipat, Mughal Empire, built.
- 1528
- St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England completed.
- Zhaosi Hall, Wuxi, China 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){{Cite book |last=Gallagher |first=Mary-Ann |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/732676317 |title=Top 10 Malta & Gozo |date=2011 |publisher=DK Pub |isbn=978-0-7566-7042-9 |location=New York |oclc=732676317}}
- 1527 – Hans Vredeman de Vries, Dutch architect and engineer (d. c. 1607)