1798 in architecture explained

The year 1798 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• September 2 – Opening of the Teatro Comunale (Ferrara) in Italy,^[1] designed by Cosimo Morelli and Antonio Foschini.
• Building of the first major example of Egyptian Revival architecture, Karlsruhe Synagogue in Baden, designed by Friedrich Weinbrenner.
• Completion of the neoclassical summer retreat at Castle Coole in Northern Ireland, designed by James Wyatt.
• Completion of the theatre and summer retreat at Ostankino Palace near Moscow.
• Completion of the Massachusetts State House in Boston, designed by Charles Bulfinch.
• Completion of the Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida in Madrid, designed by Felipe Fontana.
• Completion of the İzzet Mehmet Pasha Mosque in Safranbolu, Turkey.
• Completion of first São João National Theatre in Porto, Portugal as an opera house, designed by Vicente Mazzoneschi.
• Opening of the Teatro della Concordia in Iesi, Ancona.
• Building of Bewdley Bridge over the River Severn in England, designed by Thomas Telford.
• Opening of the skew Store Street Aqueduct on the Ashton Canal in Manchester, designed by Benjamin Outram.
• Completion of remodelling of Romney's House, Hampstead, London, to incorporate a studio and gallery, designed by Samuel Bunce.

Births

• May 8 – Joseph Welland, Irish architect (died 1860)^[2]
• June 27 – Joseph John Scoles, English Catholic architect (died 1863)^[3]
• October 14 – Félix Duban, French architect (died 1870)^[4]

Deaths

• June 25 – Thomas Sandby, English watercolour artist and architect (born 1721)
• November 2 – Charles de Wailly, French architect (born 1730)
• December 10 – Laurynas Gucevičius, Lithuanian architect (born 1753)

Notes and References

1. Book: Lynn . Karyl Charna . Italian Opera Houses and Festivals . 2005 . Scarecrow Press . 9781461706786 . 153 . en.
2. Web site: welland, joseph - Dictionary of Irish Architects . www.dia.ie . 23 August 2018.
3. Book: Brodie . Antonia . Library . British Architectural . Architects . Royal Institute of British . Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z) . 2001 . A&C Black . 9780826455147 . 553 . en.
4. Web site: Félix Duban (1798-1870) - Author - Resources from the BnF . data.bnf.fr . 23 August 2018 . en.