1726 in architecture explained

The year 1726 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• Work begins on the Dresden Frauenkirche, in Dresden, Germany, designed by George Bähr (completed in 1743; destroyed in 1945; reconstructed in 2005).
• Completion of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London, designed by James Gibbs.^{[1] [2]}

Awards

• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: François Carlier.

Births

• November 15 – Henry Keene, English architect (died 1776)

Deaths

• March 26 – Sir John Vanbrugh (born 1664)
• September 16 – Jakob Prandtauer (born 1660)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Story of St Martin-in-the-Fields. St Martin-in-the-Fields. 2010-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20100617043907/http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/page/aboutus/history.html. 2010-06-17. dead.
2. Book: Sheppard, F.H.W.. London: a history. 1998. Oxford University Press. 0-19-822922-4. registration.