1780 in architecture
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2015) |
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Buildings and structures
|
The year 1780 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings and structures[]
Buildings[]
- April 17 – Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux in France, designed by Victor Louis is inaugurated.
- June 24 – Chesme Church in Saint Petersburg, designed by Yury Felten, is consecrated.
- Assumption Cathedral, Kharkiv, Ukraine, is consecrated.
- Fragrant Hills Pagoda in China is completed.
- Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the Ganges in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is built.
- Xumi Fushou Temple in Chengde Mountain Resort, China, is built.
- Royal Villa of Monza in Lombardy, designed by Giuseppe Piermarini, is completed.
- Reconstruction of Palazzo Tucci in Lucca, Tuscany by Ottaviano Diodati is commissioned.[1]
Births[]
- October 1 – Robert Smirke, English architect (died 1867)
Deaths[]
- April 23 – Sanderson Miller, English Gothic Revival architect and landscape designer (born 1716)
- August 29 – Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect (born 1713)
References[]
- ^ Daniele, Emilia, ed. (2007). Le dimore di Lucca: l'arte di abitare i palazzi di una capitale dal Medioevo allo Stato Unitario. pp. 50–52. ISBN 9788860551757.
 | This article about history of architecture is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- 1780 works
- Years in architecture
- 18th-century architecture
- Architectural history stubs