1778 in architecture
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The year 1778 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- Ivan Starov draws up a radial urban master plan for the Russian city of Yaroslavl.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- Denton Hall, Wharfedale, England, designed by John Carr, is completed.
- Reconstruction of Downton Castle, Herefordshire, England by Richard Payne Knight in Gothic Revival style is largely completed.
- Emin Minaret, Turpan, modern-day China, is completed.
- La Scala opera house in Milan (Lombardy), designed by Giuseppe Piermarini, is opened and remodelling of the Royal Palace of Milan by him is largely completed.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: prize carried over to 1779.
Births
- January 4 – Jean-Antoine Alavoine, French architect (died 1834)
- August 31 – William Wilkins, English architect (died 1839)[1]
- July 3 – Carl Ludvig Engel, Prussian architect working in Finland (died 1840)
Deaths
- November 9 – Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian etcher of architectural views (born 1720)
References
- ^ "William Wilkins". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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