1722 in architecture
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The year 1722 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Blenheim Palace (begun 1705) in Woodstock, England, designed by John Vanbrugh, is completed.[1]
- Wanstead House, near London, England, designed by Colen Campbell, is completed.[2]
- Castletown House in County Kildare, Ireland, designed by Alessandro Galilei, is completed.[3]
- Kantajew Temple in Bengal is completed.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture (first award): Jean-Michel Chevotet.
Births
- March 17 - William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, English peer and amateur architect (died 1791)
- August - James Essex, English builder and architect working in Cambridge (died 1784)
- Francesco Sabatini, Sicilian architect working in Spain (died 1797)
- Robert Smith, Scottish architect working in America (died 1777)[4]
Deaths
- April 28 (bur.) - William Winde, English gentleman architect (born c.1645)
- June 20 - Christoph Dientzenhofer, Bavarian baroque architect working in Bohemia (born 1655)
References
- ^ "Blenheim Palace". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "The history of Wanstead House". Essex Life. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ James-Chakraborty, Kathleen (2014). Architecture since 1400. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452941721.
- ^ "Robert Smith : architect, builder, patriot, 1722-1777". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2017.