1660s in architecture
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See also: 1650s in architecture, other events of the 1660s, 1670s in architecture and the architecture timeline.
Buildings
- 1661 - Work begins on Versailles, near Paris.
- 1662 - King Charles Court of the Greenwich Hospital in London, designed by John Webb.
- ca. 1663 - Kingston Lacy in Dorset designed by Roger Pratt.
- 1665 - Sant'Andrea al Quirinale in Rome, designed by Bernini is completed.
- 1667 - Piazza of St Peter's in the Vatican City, designed by Bernini is completed.
- 1668 - Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, England, designed by Christopher Wren is completed.
Births
- 1661 - probable date of birth of Nicholas Hawksmoor
- ca. January 24, 1664 - John Vanbrugh (died 1726)
Deaths
- 1667 - Francesco Borromini (born 1599)