1711 in architecture
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The year 1711 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- Commission for Building Fifty New Churches set up in London under terms of the New Churches in London and Westminster Act (1710).[1] Most of the nineteen churches it eventually builds or rebuilds will be designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, with John James, Thomas Archer and James Gibbs also participating.[2]
Buildings
- Marlborough House in London, designed by Christopher Wren, is completed.
- Menshikov Palace (Saint Petersburg) is opened.
- Pope Clement XI places an Egyptian obelisk in the fountain in front of the Pantheon, Rome.
Births
- September 22 - Thomas Wright, English astronomer, mathematician and garden designer (died 1786)
Deaths
- April 11 - Henry Bell, English architect (born 1647)
References
- ↑ 9 Anne cap 17.
- ↑ Port, M. H., ed. (1986). "List of churches built". The Commissions for building fifty new churches: The minute books, 1711-27, a calendar. London: Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
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