1726 in architecture
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The year 1726 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Work begins on the Dresden Frauenkirche, in Dresden, Germany, designed by George Bähr. (Completed in 1743; destroyed in 1945; reconstructed in 2005)
- Completion of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London, designed by James Gibbs.[1][2]
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
Deaths
- March 26 - Sir John Vanbrugh (born 1664)
- September 16 - Jakob Prandtauer (born 1660)
References
- ↑ "The Story of St Martin-in-the-Fields". St Martin-in-the-Fields. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ↑ Sheppard, F.H.W. (1998). London: a history. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-822922-4.
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