See also: 1570s in architecture, other events of the 1580s 1590s in architecture and the architecture timeline. See also: 1560s in architecture, other events of the 1570s, 1580s in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... Events and Trends The beginnings of the Golden Age of Literature in England Sir Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland as Englands first overseas colony in 1583 Francis Drake had come back from going around the world, bringing back with him many treasures. ... See also: 1580s in architecture, other events of the 1590s, 1600s in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... This page indexes the individual year in architecture pages. ...

Buildings

• 1583 - Quirinal Palace, designed by Carlo Maderno and Domenico Fontana begun.
• 1584 - El Escorial (begun 1563), designed by Juan de Herrera, is completed.
• 1585 - Teatro Olimpica, Vicenza, designed by Palladio is opened.

1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Quirinal Palace once housed popes, and then kings, and now presidents The Quirinal Palace (known in Italian as the Quirinale) is the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic upon the Quirinal Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome. ... Façade of St. ... Domenico Fontana (1543 – 1607) was an Italian architect of the late Renaissance. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (in Spanish, Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial) is an immense palace, monastery, museum, and library complex located at San Lorenzo de El Escorial (also San Lorenzo del Escorial), a town 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of Madrid in... El Escorial Juan de Herrera (b. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... Vicenza by night Vicenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... Illustration from a 1736 English edition of I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura. ...

Births

• July 17, 1588 - Koca Mimar Sinan Agha (born 1489)

July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Selimiye Mosque, built by Sinan in 1575. ...

Deaths

• August 19, 1580 - Andrea Palladio (born 1508)