1708 in architecture explained

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

Events

• October 26 - St Paul's Cathedral in London, designed by Christopher Wren, is topped out^[1]

Buildings and structures

Buildings completed

• Royal chapel (Église du Dôme) at Les Invalides, Paris, designed by Jules Hardouin Mansart
• Bonnington Pavilion, New Lanark, Scotland
• Newington Green Unitarian Church, London
• 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)

Notes and References

1. Campbell, James W. P. (2007). Building St Paul's. London: Thames and Hudson. . p. 161.