1723 in architecture
Encyclopedia
The year 1723 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Mavisbank HouseMavisbank HouseMavisbank is a country house outside Loanhead, south of Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. It was designed by the architect William Adam, in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and was constructed between 1723 and 1727. It is described by Historic Scotland as "one of...
in LoanheadLoanheadLoanhead is a small town in Midlothian, Scotland, to the south of Edinburgh, and close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith. The town was built on coal and shale mining, and the paper industry.-History:...
, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
is designed by William Adam.
Births
- John Carr (died 18071807 in architectureThe year 1807 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Templo de Nuestra Señora del Carmen in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico is completed....
) - William ChambersWilliam Chambers (architect)Sir William Chambers was a Scottish architect, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, where his father was a merchant. Between 1740 and 1749 he was employed by the Swedish East India Company making several voyages to China where he studied Chinese architecture and decoration.Returning to Europe, he studied...
(died 17961796 in architectureThe year 1796 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Somerset House in London, designed by William Chambers is completed.* Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon, Korea, is completed.-Deaths:* William Chambers...
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Deaths
- February 25 - Christopher WrenChristopher WrenSir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...
(born 1632) - April 5 - Johann Bernhard Fischer von ErlachJohann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach----Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, born Johann Bernhard Fischer was probably the most influential Austrian architect of the Baroque period....
(born 1656)