1705 in architecture explained

The year 1705 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• March – The first of the principal buildings of Greenwich Hospital, London, the King Charles Court, designed by Christopher Wren, is completed.
• November – In Williamsburg, capital of the Virginia colony in America, construction of the first Capitol building is completed.^[1]
• Blenheim Palace is begun at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, designed by John Vanbrugh (completed 1722).^[2]
• The Stadtpalais Liechtenstein in Vienna, Austria, is completed (started 1692).^[3]
• Remodelling of the Jesuit Church, Vienna, by Andrea Pozzo is largely completed.^[4]

Births

• January 8 – Jacques-François Blondel, French architect (died 1774)^[5]
• Charles Labelye, Swiss civil engineer (died 1762)^[6]
• Approximate date – Richard Taliaferro, American architect working in Williamsburg, Virginia (died 1779)^[7]

Deaths

• Lady Elizabeth Wilbraham, English amateur architect (born 1632)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Capitol, Colonial Williamsburg. digital.library.cornell.edu . 25 July 2018 . en.
2. Web site: Blenheim Palace . whc.unesco.org . 25 July 2018 . en.
3. Book: Curl . James Stevens . Wilson . Susan . The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture . 2015 . Oxford University Press . 9780199674985 . 469 . en.
4. Book: Vienna. Ediz. Inglese . 2008 . Casa Editrice Bonechi . 9788847619609 . 91 . en.
5. Web site: Jacques-François Blondel French architect . Encyclopedia Britannica . 25 July 2018 . en.
6. Book: Jarvis . Adrian . Port and Harbour Engineering . 2016 . Routledge . 9781351909914 . 172 . en.
7. Book: Martone . Eric . Italian Americans: The History and Culture of a People . 2016 . ABC-CLIO . 9781610699952 . 51 . en.
8. Web site: The first woman architect . Architects Journal . 25 July 2018 . en.