1734 in architecture explained

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• The Drum, Edinburgh, designed by William Adam.
• Loboc Church, Philippines.
• Louisbourg Lighthouse, Nova Scotia.^[1]
• Potsdam Gate, Berlin.
• San Giuseppe alla Lungara, Rome, designed by Ludovico Rusconi Sassi.
• Schloss Nordkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Sivasagar Sivadol Hindu temples, Sivasagar, Assam.
• Rebuilding of Wentworth Woodhouse in the north of England begins.

Publications

• Palladio Londinensis: or, The London art of building.

Births

• May 7 – James Byres, Scottish architect (d. 1817)
• July 18 – Giuseppe Piermarini, Italian architect (d. 1808)
• October 6 (bapt.) – Joseph Pickford, English architect (d. 1782)
• William Buckland, English-born American architect (d. 1774)

Deaths

• March 1 – Roger North, English lawyer, biographer and amateur of the arts (b. 1651)
• May – Alexander McGill, Scottish architect (b. c.1680)
• William Etty, English architect (b. c.1675)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Early History: Louisbourg Lighthouse . Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society . February 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070808222318/http://www.nslps.com/lights/lighthouse_page_01.asp?ID=216&SP=2&M=Early%20History . 2007-08-08.