1704 in architecture
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The year 1704 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh is commissioned to begin Blenheim Palace.[1]
- Schleissheim Palace near Munich in Bavaria, designed by Enrico Zuccalli, is completed.[2]
- Cound Hall, Shropshire, England, designed by John Prince or Price, is completed.[3]
- Burgh House, Hampstead, London is built.[4]
- Church of the Ascension, Hall Green, Birmingham, England, probably designed by Sir William Wilson, is consecrated.[5]
- Construction of
- Construction on Ludwigsburg Palace begins.[7]
Births
- March 6 (bapt.) – Isaac Ware, English architect (died 1766)[8]
- August 26 (bapt.) – John Wood, the Elder, English architect working in Bath (died 1754)[9]
Deaths
- 1638)[10]
References
- ^ "Sir John Vanbrugh". National Trust. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ISBN 9789004308053.
- ^ "Cound Hall". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "About Us". Burgh House. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Hickman, Douglas (1970). Birmingham. London: Studio Vista. p. 13.
- ^ "Hirado Castle". www.japanvisitor.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Ludwigsburg - Germany". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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- ^ "John Wood the Elder – English architect". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ISBN 9780198569473.
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