1787 in architecture

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The year 1787 in architecture involved some significant events in architectural history.

Events

• The Hameau de Chantilly, a group of cottages, is constructed by Bathilde d'Orléans, Duchess of Bourbon, in the gardens of the Élysée Palace in Paris, in imitation of a village at the Château de Chantilly, her principal residence.^[1]

Hermitage Theatre

Buildings

• In Charleston, SC, the Unitarian Universalist Church is built (a National Historic Landmark).
• In Bedford, New York, the Court House in Bedford Village is built (renovated in the 1960s).
• In White Plains, NY, the second courthouse is built, on the foundation of the first (1759) courthouse.
• In Philadelphia, PA, the Morris House Hotel is built.
• In Jefferson County, Ohio, Fort Steuben is built and houses the first American Army Regiment.
• In Saint Petersburg (Russia), the Hermitage Theatre, designed by Giacomo Quarenghi, is completed.
• In suburban Vienna, the Theater auf der Wieden, designed by Andreas Zach, is built and opened.
• The Royal Pavilion, at Brighton (England) is established as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales.
• The Church of La Soledad, Mexico City, designed by Father Gregorio Pérez Cancio with the help of architects Cayetano de Sigüenza, Ildefonso Iniesta Bejarano, Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres and Ignacio Castera, is completed.
• The Al-Nabi Mosque, Qazvin (Persia), probably designed by Ustad Mirza Shirazi, is built.
• The Qingshui Temple in Taipei (Taiwan) is built.
• Dome of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita in Bologna (Italy), designed by Giuseppe Tubertini, is completed.

Births

• January 26 - Aleksandr Vitberg, Russian Neoclassical architect (died 1855)
• November 26 - Pascal Coste, French architect and engineer working in Egypt (died 1879)
• date unknown
  • Ignatius Bonomi, English architect (died 1870)
  • John Dobson, English architect (died 1865)

Deaths

• April 7 - Sir Nigel Gresley, 6th Baronet, builder of Sir Nigel Gresley's Canal^[2] (born c.1727)
• May 8 - Antonio Brianti, Italian architect (born 1739)

References

1. Haynie, Henry (1902). Paris: Past & Present 2. New York. p. 245.
2. "Sir Nigel Gresley's Canal". Jim Shead. Retrieved 2007-05-06.