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1785 in architecture

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1785 in architecture

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The year 1785 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

  • May 20 – The United States Land Ordinance of 1785 determines the layout of townships in the western territories.
  • July 17 – A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the Pella Palace in Russia, designed by Ivan Starov; it will never be completed.

Buildings and structures

Buildings completed

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  • May 19 – Plaza de Toros de Ronda, Spain.
  • September 7 – Notre-Dame de Guebwiller inaugurated.
  • Attingham Park, Shropshire, England, designed by George Steuart.
  • Chertsey Bridge over the River Thames in England, designed by James Paine and Kenton Couse.
  • Marble Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, designed by Antonio Rinaldi.
  • Church of St. Stephen Harding in Apátistvánfalva.
  • Odigitrievsky Cathedral in Ulan Ude, Russia.
  • Palace of Iturbide in Mexico City, designed by Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres.
  • Grand Palace, Bangkok, completed.
  • Rebuilding of Babolovo Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, Russia, by Ilya Neyelov.
  • Modifications to Neue Kirche, Berlin, by Georg Christian Unger after a design by Carl von Gontard.
  • Mussenden Temple on the north coast of Ireland.

Births

  • October 29 – Achille Leclère, French architect (died 1853)
  • William Cubitt, English civil engineer (died 1861)

Deaths

  • August 11 – Marie-Joseph Peyre, French architect (born 1730)
  • September 26 – Ventura Rodríguez, Spanish architect and artist (born 1717)

References

References

  1. Voronov, Victor (2008). ''Ivan Starov'' (Иван Старов) (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Iskusstvo-SPB. {{ISBN. 9785210015112. p. 245
  2. "Buryatia governmental page with history of Cathedral". egov-buryatia.ru.
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