1791 in architecture
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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.
The Custom House, Dublin
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.
- 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]
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Bara Imambara, Lucknow
Births
- January 14 - Thomas Oliver, English neoclassical architect (died 1857)[3]
- March 15 - Lewis Vulliamy, English architect (died 1871)
- June 7 - Giacomo Moraglia, Milanese neoclassical architect (died 1860)
- William Cubitt, English building and civil engineering contractor and politician (died 1863)
Deaths
- December 19 - Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish architect and engraver (born 1714)[4]
References
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