1762 in architecture
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The year 1762 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- King George III of the United Kingdom begins remodelling Buckingham Palace as his family's main London residence.
Buildings
- Plymouth Synagogue in England, the oldest synagogue built by Ashkenazi Jews in the English-speaking world (architect unknown).[1]
Publications
- James Stuart and Nicholas Revett's Antiquities of Athens.
Births
- April 14 - Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect and designer, urban planner and archeologist (died 1839)
- September 20 - Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer (died 1853)
Deaths
- date unknown - Rosario Gagliardi, Sicilian architect (born 1698)