1747 in architecture

The year 1747 in architecture involved some significant events.

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Events

Buildings and structures

See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1747

Buildings

Sanssouci, Potsdam

• Sanssouci in Potsdam, designed by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, is completed.^[1]
• Schlosstheater Schönbrunn in Vienna, designed by Nicolò Pacassi, is completed.^[2]
• Pálffy Palace (Bratislava) is built.
• Reconstruction of church of Santi Quaranta Martiri e San Pasquale Baylon, Rome, by Giuseppe Sardi is completed.
• Visitation of Mary Church (Ljubljana), designed by Candido Zulliani, is consecrated.
• The tower of St. Mary's Church, Rotherhithe, London, is built by Lancelot Dowbiggin.
• Usk Bridge (Usk), Monmouthshire, designed by William Edwards, is completed.

Births

• Vincenzo Brenna, Florentine-born architect (died 1820)

Deaths

• April 24 – Johann Georg Fischer, German architect (born 1673)

References

1. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
2. "Eine private Bühne: Das Theater im Schloss Schönbrunn". Die Welt der Habsburger (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-01.