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Overview of the events of 1717 in architecture
The year 1717 in architecture involved some significant events.
- The
Sanmon gate of
Taiseki-ji temple on the lower slopes of
Mount Fuji,
Japan, is built with donations from Tenneiin, the wife of sixth
shōgun
Tokugawa Ienobu.
-
Bluecoat Chambers (school) in
Liverpool, England, is first completed.
-
Bluecoat School, Chester, England, is built.
- Steeple of
St Mary le Strand church in London, designed by
James Gibbs, is completed.
-
The Wayside in
Concord, Massachusetts (later home of
Nathaniel Hawthorne and
Louisa May Alcott) is first recorded.
- Construction of the
Basilica of Superga begins in the
Savoyard state.
- The first stone of the
Mafra National Palace is laid on the 17th of November with a grand ceremony and the presence of King
John V of Portugal.