See also: 1440s in architecture, other events of 1450s, 1460s in architecture and the architecture timeline. See also: 1430s in architecture, other events of the 1440s, 1450s in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... Events and Trends Fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453. ... This page indexes the individual year in architecture pages. ...

Buildings

• Old Hospital, Beaune opened (1452)
• Pitti Palace in Florence begun by Bartolommeo Ammanati and perhaps Brunelleschi (1458)

Events October - English troops under John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, land in Guyenne, France, and retake most of the province without a fight. ... Early 20th century photograph of the Palazzo Pitti, then still known as La Residenza Reale following the residency of King Emmanuel II between 1865 to 1871 when Florence was the capital of Italy. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ... Filippo Brunelleschi, 1377 - 1446, was the first great Florentine architect of the Italian Renaissance. ... Events January 24 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary Foundation of Magdalen College, University of Oxford George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia Pope Pius II becomes pope Turks sack the Acropolis Births February 15 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. ...

Births

• April 15 - Leonardo da Vinci (died 1519)

April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Leonardo da Vinci (Born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy, and died in May 2, 1519 in Cloux, France) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ...

Deaths