1781 in architecture

The year 1781 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

List of years in architecture (table)
… 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 …
Buildings and structures Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science +...

Buildings and structures

See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1781

Buildings

St. Hilarius Parish Church of Näfels, Switzerland

• Brizlee Tower, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, a folly erected for Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, possibly designed by Robert Adam^[1]
• St. Hilarius Parish Church of Näfels, Switzerland, designed by architects Johann Singer and Jakob Singer.^[2]
• Triumphal Arc, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, built for the visit of Polish King Stanisław August Poniatowski to the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi.^[3]
• Sturehov Manor near Stockholm, designed by Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, probably completed.
• Montagu House, Portman Square, London, designed by James Stuart, completed.

Awards

• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Louis Combes.

Births

• March 13 – Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Prussian architect, city planner, and painter (died 1841)^[4]
• August 12 – Robert Mills, possibly the first native-born American to train as a professional architect (died 1855)^[5]

Deaths

• date unknown – Pietro Camporese the Elder, Italian architect (born 1726)

References

1. "Brizlee Tower". Robin Kent Architecture & Conservation website. Robin Kent Architecture & Conservation. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
2. Stäger, Jacques (1979). Pfarrkirche St. Hilarius Näfels: Festschrift zur Einweihung der renovierten Pfarrkirche St. Hilarius Näfel. Kath. Kirchgemeinde. OCLC 83710004.
3. Budzey, Oleh (2005). By the streets of Kamianets-Podilskyi. Lviv: Svit. p. 72. ISBN 966-603-274-0.
4. Karl Friedrich Schinkel – Facts, information, pictures – Encyclopedia.com
5. Bryan, John (26 November 2001). Robert Mills: America's First Architect. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 330. ISBN 1-56898-296-8. ISBN 978-1-56898-296-0.