Baldassarre Longhena (1598 – February 18, 1682), was a 17th century architect, who worked mainly in Venice, where he was one of the greatest exponents of Baroque architecture of the period. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc

Longhena best-known work is the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute

Biography

Born in Venice, Longhena studied under the architect Vincenzo Scamozzi and after Scamozzi's death completed his monumental Procuratie Nuove in St. Mark's Square, a complex of imposing residences and offices for officials of the Venetian Republic that gives the square its appearance today. History Starting in the Summer of 1629 a wave of the plague assaulted Venice and over the next two years killed nearly a third of the population Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Vincenzo Scamozzi ( September 2, 1548 - August 7, 1616) was an Italian Architect and a writer on architecture active mainly The Procuratie (literally " procuracies " are three connected buildings on St Mark's Square in Venice. Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal square of Venice, Italy. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its

His best-known work is the elegantly decorated Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute begun in 1631 to thank the Virgin for the city's deliverance from the plague. History Starting in the Summer of 1629 a wave of the plague assaulted Venice and over the next two years killed nearly a third of the population The Black Death, or the Black Plague, was one of the deadliest Pandemics in human history widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia This two domed church on the peninsula between the Grand Canal and the Zattere is one of the city's best-known landmarks. A dome is a common structural element of Architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a Sphere. A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. The Grand Canal ( Italian: Canal Grande, Venetian: Canałasso) is the most important Canal in Venice Italy. The main entrance, modeled on the Roman triumphal arch, was later copied in successive churches and cathedrals, in Venice and elsewhere. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC An arch is a structure that spans a space while supporting weight (e This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral

He designed many other churches in the city, among them the Chiesa dell'Ospedaletto and Santa Maria degli Scalzi built between 1656 and 1680, although the façade of the latter church was designed by Giuseppe Sardi. Giuseppe Sardi (1680 - 1753 was an Italian architect Born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, Marche (then part of the Papal States) he was self-taught

One of his largest designs was the cathedral at Chioggia, executed between 1624 and 1647. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Chioggia ( Venetan: Cióxa, Latin: Clodia) is a coastal town and Comune of the Province of Venice in the Veneto On the completion of the cathedral he designed two elegant palaces on the Grand Canal of Venice, Ca' Rezzonico and Ca' Pesaro, both completed after his death. The Grand Canal ( Italian: Canal Grande, Venetian: Canałasso) is the most important Canal in Venice Italy. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Ca' Rezzonico is a Palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice. Today it is a public Museum dedicated to 18th century Venice The Ca' Pesaro is a Baroque marble palace facing the Grand Canal of Venice. Baldassarre Longhena died at Venice in 1682.

References

• Frank, Martina, Baldassare Longhena, (Studi di arte veneta. 8), Venice 2004
• Andrew Hopkins, Baldassare Longhena, Milan, 2006