1743 in architecture
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Buildings and structures
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Buildings
- Construction begins on the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen, in Bavaria, designed by Johann Balthasar Neumann.
- Dresden Frauenkirche, in Dresden, Germany, designed by George Bähr, is completed.
- September 29 - Church of the Gesuati on the Giudecca canal in Venice, designed by Giorgio Massari in 1724, is consecrated.
Gesuati, Venice
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Dresden Frauenkirche, painted by Bellotto
Births
- April 13 - Thomas Jefferson, American President and amateur architect (died 1826)
Deaths
- May 22 - Thomas Archer, English Baroque architect (born 1668)
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