1708 in architecture

The year 1708 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

October 26 - St Paul's Cathedral in London, England, designed by Christopher Wren, is topped outCampbell, James W. P. (2007). Building St Paul's. London: Thames and Hudson. . p. 161.

Buildings and structures Buildings completed Bonnington Pavilion, New Lanark, Scotland Haus zum Riesen, Heidelberg, Germany Newington Green Unitarian Church, London, England (later substantially altered) Taku Seibyō, Japan Taschenbergpalais, Dresden, Germany Tellicherry Fort, Kerala, India Wilbury House in Wiltshire, designed by William Benson

Births October 27 – Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, French architect and structural engineer (died 1794)

Deaths May 11 – Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (born 1646)

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