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1708 in architecture
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1708 architecture
The year 1708 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
thumb|right|St Paul's Cathedral, London (with tower of St Augustine Watling Street)
October 26 - St Paul's Cathedral in London, England, designed by Christopher Wren, is topped outCampbell, James W. P. (2007). Building St Paul's. London: Thames and Hudson. 978-0-500-34244-2. p. 161.
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
Bonnington Pavilion, New Lanark, Scotland
Haus zum Riesen, Heidelberg, GermanyZwischen Neckar und Donau Kunst, Kultur u. Landschaft von Heidelberg bis Heilbronn, im Hohenloher Land, Ries, Altmühltal u. an d. oberen Donau de DuMont Werner Dettelbacher 9783770108619 57
Newington Green Unitarian Church, London, England (later substantially altered) Thorncroft Michael Trust in Freedom: The Story of Newington Green Unitarian Church 1708–1958 Private publication for the trustees of the church 1958 London 35
Taku Seibyō, Japan
Taschenbergpalais, Dresden, Germany
Tellicherry Fort, Kerala, IndiaW. Francis Gazetteer of South India Mittal Publ 1989 368
Wilbury House in Wiltshire, designed by William Benson
Births
October 27 – Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, French architect and structural engineer (died 1794)
Deaths
May 11 – Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (born 1646)Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building: An Unabridged Reprint of the 1901-2 Edition, Vol. II. Dover Publications 2013 9780486145921 Russell Sturgis 363-364 Francis A. Davis
References
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