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Overview of the events of 1754 in architecture
The year 1754 in architecture involved some significant events.
Wieskirche
Tomb of Safdarjung
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- The
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, Moravia, finished and consecrated.
-
King's Chapel, in
Boston, Massachusetts, designed by
Peter Harrison, completed.
-
Wieskirche (Pilgrimage church of Wies) in
Steingaden, Bavaria, designed by
Johann Baptist Zimmermann and
Dominikus Zimmermann, completed.
-
Versailles Cathedral in
France, designed by
Jacques Hardouin-Mansart de Sagonne, completed and consecrated August 24.
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Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar) in
Zaragoza, Aragon, begun to the design of
Francisco Herrera the Younger in
1681 and continued by Felipe Sánchez, completed by
Ventura Rodríguez.
-
Stroganov Palace in
Saint Petersburg, designed by
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, completed.
-
Pavillon du Butard in
France, designed by
Ange-Jacques Gabriel for
Louis XV, completed.
-
Tomb of Safdarjung in
Delhi, a late example of
Mughal architecture, completed.
-
Mow Cop Castle in
Staffordshire, a folly, built by Randle Wilbraham.
-
Liverpool Town Hall, in
Liverpool, designed by
John Wood, the Elder, completed.
-
Stockholm Palace, designed by
Nicodemus Tessin the Younger in 1698 and continued by
Carl Hårleman,
Carl Johan Cronstedt and
Carl Gustaf Tessin, is first occupied by the Swedish royal family December 7.
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St Andrew's Church, Kiev, in
Russia, designed by
Bartolomeo Rastrelli, completed externally.
-
Obando Church, in the
Philippines, completed and consecrated April 29.
- Steeple added to
Christ Church, Philadelphia, making it the tallest building in North America (at 60 metres).
Births
Deaths
- 2 February –
William Benson, English architect and politician (born
1682)
- 3 May –
Joachim Daniel von Jauch, German baroque architect (born
1688)
- 16 May –
Germain Boffrand, French architect (born
1667)
- 23 May –
John Wood, the Elder, English architect working in
Bath (born
1704)
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- 7 June –
Nicolai Eigtved, Danish architect (born
1701)
- 21 June –
Johann Baptist Martinelli, Austrian architect (born
1701)
- 5 August –
James Gibbs, Scottish architect working in England (born
1682)
- 12 November –
Robert Morris, English architect and writer on architecture (born
1703)
-
Charles Étienne Briseux, French architect, interior designer and writer (born
c. 1680)
Publications
References