1772 in architecture explained

The year 1772 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• January 27 – The Pantheon, London, designed by James Wyatt, opens to the public (demolished 1937).^[1]

Buildings and structures

Buildings completed

• Adelphi Buildings, London, designed by Robert Adam and his brothers.
• Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (Basilika Vierzehnheiligen) in Bavaria.
• Cathedral of Hajdúdorog, Hungary.^[2]
• Tomb of Mian Ghulam Kalhoro in Hyderabad, Sindh, consecrated.
• Dragon House (Sanssouci) in Potsdam, by command of King Frederick the Great.
• Old Stone Fort (Schoharie, New York), built as a Reformed Dutch church.
• Brick Market, Newport, Rhode Island, designed by Peter Harrison (begun 1762).

Births

• February 16 – Friedrich Gilly, German architect, son of David Gilly (died 1800)
• June 8 – Robert Stevenson, Scottish lighthouse engineer (died 1850)
• John Foulston, English architect working in Plymouth (died 1841)
• Edward Gyfford, English architect (died after 1851)

Deaths

• March 10 – Martin Schmid, Swiss Jesuit missionary, architect and musician (born 1694)
• March 21 – Alexander Kokorinov, Russian architect and teacher (born 1726)
• October 19 – Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (born 1703)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Pantheon | Survey of London: volumes 31 and 32 (pp. 268-283) . British-history.ac.uk . 1938-10-28 . 2012-11-22.
2. Sz. Kürti, Katalin (1989). Hajdúdorog, Görög Katolikus Székesegyház; a Tájak Korok Múzeumok Kiskönyvtára c. sorozat 329. száma. Veszprém: TKM Egyesület., p. 4–5.