Editing 1660s in architecture (section)

==Events==
* 1661 – English astronomer [[Christopher Wren]] advises on repairs to [[Old St Paul's Cathedral]] in London and declines appointment to direct new fortifications at [[Tangier]], his earliest known direct involvement with practical architecture.
* 1665-66: [[Christopher Wren]] traveled to [[Paris]]; met [[Bernini]]
* 1666: September 2–5 – The [[Great Fire of London]] destroys most of the city including Old St Paul's Cathedral.
* 1667: August 18 – In an effort to prevent narrow streets from being blocked from all light by tall buildings, the city of [[Paris]] enacts its first building code limiting the height of new construction. Buildings may be no taller than eight [[toise]]  — {{convert|15.6|m}} — tall. In 1783, rules are implemented to consider the width of the street.
* 1668 – [[Roger Pratt (architect)|Roger Pratt]] becomes the first person [[knight]]ed for services to architecture.
* 1668: June – [[William Talman (architect)|William Talman]] appointed [[Comptroller of the King's Works]] in England.
* 1669: March 19 – [[Christopher Wren]] appointed [[Office of Works|Surveyor of the King's Works]] in England.