The year 1726 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings and structures
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- 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
edit- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: François Carlier.
Births
edit- February 15 – Teodoro Ardemans, Spanish architect and painter
- November 15 – Henry Keene, English architect (died 1776)
Deaths
edit- March 26 – Sir John Vanbrugh, English dramatist and architect (born 1664)
- September 16 – Jakob Prandtauer, Austrian Baroque architect (born 1660)
References
edit- ^ "The Story of St Martin-in-the-Fields". St Martin-in-the-Fields. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ Sheppard, F.H.W. (1998). London: a history. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-822922-4.
