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The year '''1796 in architecture''' involved some significant events.

==Events==
* [[October 8]] – The [[Sans Souci Theatre]] in Westminster, London, opens to the public, built by dramatist, musician and painter [[Charles Dibdin]].
[[File:Parish church Urtijei internal view.jpg|thumb|175px|[[Parish church of Urtijëi]]]]

==Buildings and structures==
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1796}}
===Buildings===
* [[Somerset House]] in [[London]], designed by [[William Chambers (architect)|William Chambers]] is completed.
* The [[parish church of Urtijëi]] in the [[Italian Tyrol]], designed by Joseph Abenthung, is completed.
* [[Hwaseong Fortress]] in [[Suwon]], [[Korea]], designed by [[Chŏng Yagyong]], is completed.
* Work begins on [[Blaise Castle]], commissioned by [[John Scandrett Harford]] from [[William Paty]].
* [[Ffynone House]] near [[Boncath]] in Wales, designed by [[John Nash (architect)|John Nash]], is largely completed.
* The [[Mosque of Amr ibn al-As]] in [[Fustat]], Egypt, is rebuilt by Mamluk leader [[Mourad Bey]].

==Births==
* ''date unknown'' – [[Mortimer Lewis]], Colonial Architect of New South Wales (died [[1879 in architecture|1879]])

==Deaths==
* [[January 11]] – [[Jacob Otten Husly]], Dutch neoclassical architect (born [[1738 in architecture|1738]])
* [[March 1]] – [[Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz]], Swedish architect and civil servant (born [[1716 in architecture|1716]])
* [[March 10]] – [[William Chambers (architect)|William Chambers]], English architect and Surveyor-General and Comptroller of the King's Works (born [[1723 in architecture|1723]])

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