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1740 in architecture
Summary
The year
1740 in architecture
involved some significant events.
List of years in architecture
(
table
)
…
1730
1731
1732
1733
1734
1735
1736
1737
1738
1739
1740
1741
1742
1743
1744
1745
1746
1747
1748
1749
1750
…
Buildings and structures
Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Science
+...
Events
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In
Ballymena
(Ireland), the original Ballymena Castle burns down.
Buildings and structures
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Buildings
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Teatro Regio (Turin)
Teatro Regio (Turin)
opened.
Teatro di Santa Maria, Florence
built.
Falkenlust Palace, Brühl
, Germany, completed.
Château d'Hérouville
, France, designed by Gaudot, built.
Duff House
in
Banff, Scotland
, designed by
William Adam
, is completed.
In
Boston
,
Massachusetts
,
Faneuil Hall
, the covered market, is built by
Huguenot
merchant Pierre Faneuil.
Old Library, Bristol
, probably designed by
James Paty the Elder
, built.
Örskär
lighthouse, Sweden, rebuilt in stone to the design of
Carl Hårleman
.
South Wing of
St Bartholomew's Hospital
, London, designed by
James Gibbs
, built.
Saint Sampson's Cathedral
,
Saint Petersburg
, designed by
Pietro Antonio Trezzini
, consecrated
Old First Presbyterian Church (Wilmington, Delaware)
built.
Chaurasi Khambon ki Chhatri, Bundi
,
Rajasthan
, built.
In
Philadelphia
, the house which will become known as
Betsy Ross House
is built.
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao
on the
Chiloé Archipelago
completed by about this date.
Births
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Thomas Cooley
, English-born architect working in Ireland (died
1784
)
[1]
Deaths
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Antonio Montauti
, Italian sculptor, medallist and possible architect (born
1685
)
Approximate date –
John Strahan
, English architect
References
edit
^
"Thomas Cooley".
British Museum
. Retrieved
22 September
2017
.