1772 in architecture
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The year 1772 in architecture involved some significant events.
(born 1694)
Buildings
- The Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen, in BavariaBavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, is completed. - Completion of Dragon House (Sanssouci)Dragon House (Sanssouci)Dragon House is a historical building in Potsdam, Germany, built by King Frederick the Great of Prussia on the southern slope of the Klausberg, which borders the northern edge of Sanssouci Park. It was constructed between 1770 and 1772 in the prevailing Chinoiserie taste of the time, designed to...
in PotsdamPotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
by command of King Frederick the Great - Old Stone Fort (Schoharie, NY)Old Stone Fort (Schoharie, NY)Located in the village of Schoharie, Schoharie County New York, the Old Stone Fort was originally built as a Reformed Dutch Church in 1772. With the coming of the American Revolutionary War, the church was enclosed by a log stockade in 1777....
originally built as a church
Deaths
Martin SchmidMartin Schmid
Martin Schmid was a Swiss Jesuit priest, missionary, composer and architect who was active in the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos in present day Bolivia....
(born 1694)