1791 in architecture explained

The year 1791 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• The elevations of Charlotte Square in Edinburgh, Scotland, are designed by Robert Adam.
• Polish architect Jakub Kubicki is ennobled.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

• January 6 – Théâtre Feydeau, Paris, designed by Jacques Legrand and Jacques Molinos.
• November 7 – The Custom House, Dublin, Ireland, designed by James Gandon.

Buildings completed

• Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India
• Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
• Clyne Castle, Swansea, Wales, built by Richard Phillips
• Gammel Køgegård, Køge, Denmark (main house)^[1]
• Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, Argentina (rebuilt)
• Plaza Mayor, Madrid, remodelling by Juan de Villanueva
• Rock Castle (Hendersonville, Tennessee), United States, home of Daniel Smith.^[2]
• Tower of Hercules (lighthouse) in Spain (remodelling)
• Dar Hassan Pacha (palace) in the Casbah of Algiers.^[3]

Births

• January 14 – Thomas Oliver, English neoclassical architect (died 1857)^[4]
• March 15 – Lewis Vulliamy, English architect (died 1871)
• April 17 (bapt.) – William Cubitt, English building and civil engineering contractor and politician (died 1863)
• June 7 – Giacomo Moraglia, Milanese neoclassical architect (died 1860)

Deaths

• December 19 – Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish architect and engraver (born 1714)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gammel Kjøgegård. Danish . Gyldendal. 2012-07-15.
2. Book: A Modest History of Rock Castle. Hendersonville . Friends of Rock Castle. 1994.
3. Web site: Interior of Governors Palace, Algiers, Algeria. World Digital Library. 1899. 2013-09-25.
4. Book: Dictionary of British Architects, 1834–1914. Alison. Felstead. Jonathan. Franklin. 20 December 2001. 9780826455147.
5. Book: Michaud. Joseph Fr. Michaud. Louis Gabriel. Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne, ou, Histoire par ordre alphabétique de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes qui se sont fait remarquer par leurs écrits, leurs actions, leurs talents, leurs vertus ou leurs crimes: ouvrage entièrement neuf. 2013-01-09. 1844. Michaud. 338.