Buildings in
Agra, India in
Seoul, Korea • The
Taj Mahal in
Agra, India, is under construction, probably by
Ustad Ahmad Lahori, to a commission by
Shah Jahan. The
mosque and
jawab in the complex are completed in 1643. • 1640 •
Børsen in
Copenhagen, designed by
Lorentz and
Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger and begun in 1619, is completed. • 59–60
Lincoln's Inn Fields, London (later known as Lindsey House), probably designed by
Inigo Jones and begun about 1638, is completed. •
Butterwalk,
Dartmouth, England, is completed. • 1641 •
Tron Kirk in
Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by
John Mylne, is dedicated. • The
Mauritshuis at
The Hague in the
Dutch Republic, designed by
Jacob van Campen and
Pieter Post, is completed. • 1645–1648 – Main structure of
Potala Palace in
Lhasa, Tibet, is built. • 1646 • The
St. Mary Magdalene Chapel, Dingli, Malta, is rebuilt after the original chapel had collapsed. •
Chehel Sotoun in
Isfahan, Persia, is completed. • New
Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, is begun to designs of 1636 by
Christophe Gamard; it will not be completed until the later 18th century. • 1647 – The
Changdeokgung in
Seoul, Korea, is reconstructed. • 1648 – Buildings commissioned by
Shah Jahan in India: • April 6:
Red Fort,
Delhi, is completed to designs by
Ustad Ahmad Lahori. •
Jama Mosque, Agra, is built. ==Births==