1798 in architecture

The year 1798 in architecture involved some significant events.

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Buildings

Castle Coole

• September 2 – Opening of the Teatro Comunale (Ferrara) in Italy,[1] designed by Cosimo Morelli and Antonio Foschini.
• Building of the first major example of Egyptian Revival architecture, Karlsruhe Synagogue in Baden, designed by Friedrich Weinbrenner.
• Completion of the neoclassical summer retreat at Castle Coole in Northern Ireland, designed by James Wyatt.
• Completion of the theatre and summer retreat at Ostankino Palace near Moscow.
• Completion of the Massachusetts State House in Boston, designed by Charles Bulfinch.
• Completion of the Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida in Madrid, designed by Felipe Fontana.
• Completion of the İzzet Mehmet Pasha Mosque in Safranbolu, Turkey.
• Completion of first São João National Theatre in Porto, Portugal as an opera house, designed by Vicente Mazzoneschi.
• Opening of the Teatro della Concordia in Iesi, Ancona.
• Building of Bewdley Bridge over the River Severn in England, designed by Thomas Telford.
• Opening of the skew Store Street Aqueduct on the Ashton Canal in Manchester, designed by Benjamin Outram.
• Completion of remodelling of Romney's House, Hampstead, London, to incorporate a studio and gallery, designed by Samuel Bunce.

Births

• May 8 – Joseph Welland, Irish architect (died 1860)[2]
• June 27 – Joseph John Scoles, English Catholic architect (died 1863)[3]
• October 14 – Félix Duban, French architect (died 1870)[4]

Deaths

• June 25 – Thomas Sandby, English watercolour artist and architect (born 1721)
• November 2 – Charles de Wailly, French architect (born 1730)
• December 10 – Laurynas Gucevičius, Lithuanian architect (born 1753)

References

1. Lynn, Karyl Charna (2005). Italian Opera Houses and Festivals. Scarecrow Press. p. 153. ISBN 9781461706786.
2. "welland, joseph - Dictionary of Irish Architects". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
3. Brodie, Antonia; Library, British Architectural; Architects, Royal Institute of British (2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z). A&C Black. p. 553. ISBN 9780826455147.
4. "Félix Duban (1798-1870) - Author - Resources from the BnF". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 23 August 2018.