1789 in architecture
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The year 1789 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- The Panthéon, ParisPanthéon, ParisThe Panthéon is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house the reliquary châsse containing her relics but, after many changes, now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens...
, designed by Jacques-Germain SoufflotJacques-Germain SoufflotJacques Germain Soufflot was a French architect in the international circle that introduced Neoclassicism. His most famous work is the Panthéon, Paris, built from 1755 onwards, originally as a church dedicated to Sainte Genevieve.- Biography :Soufflot was born in Irancy, near Auxerre.In the 1730s...
was completed. - In Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, the First Methodist Church is built, with a 160-foot spire. - In Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, the Alma Plantation Sugar Mill is built.
- The Zanpo Public Library, Ladyshadow, is built by Lord William de Shadow.
- In TransylvaniaTransylvaniaTransylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, at Piata Mica, the arcaded old market hall is built.