1709 in architecture
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The year 1709 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings and structures[]
Buildings[]
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Great Buddha Hall (daibutsuden) of Tōdai-ji as rebuilt in 1709
- In Prague, Hradec Králové, the Bishop’s residence, one of the most elaborate baroque buildings in the city, is begun (completed in 1716).
- In Vienna, the Theater am Kärntnertor, designed by Antonio Beduzzi, is built.
- In Nantucket, the is built by Captain .
- In Nara, Japan, the Tōdai-ji Temple is rebuilt to its current aspect (first built in 709).
Births[]
- April 25 – Carl Johan Cronstedt, Swedish architect and inventor (died 1779)
- June 4? – Johann Gottfried Rosenberg, German-Danish rococo architect (died 1776)
- Johan Christian Conradi, German-Danish master builder and architect (died 1779)
- Thomas Ivory, English builder and architect working in Norwich (died 1779)
- Approximate date – John Phillips, English master carpenter, builder and architect (died 1775)
Deaths[]
- August 31 – Andrea Pozzo, Italian Baroque architect, decorator, stage designer, painter and art theoretician (born 1642)
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