Overview of the events of 1708 in architecture
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The year 1708 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- October 26 - St Paul's Cathedral in London, England, designed by Christopher Wren, is topped out
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- Bonnington Pavilion, New Lanark, Scotland
- Haus zum Riesen, Heidelberg, Germany
- Newington Green Unitarian Church, London, England (later substantially altered)
- Taku Seibyō, Japan
- Taschenbergpalais, Dresden, Germany
- Tellicherry Fort, Kerala, India
- 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)
References
- Campbell, James W. P. (2007). Building St Paul's. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-34244-2. p. 161.
- Werner Dettelbacher. Zwischen Neckar und Donau Kunst, Kultur u. Landschaft von Heidelberg bis Heilbronn, im Hohenloher Land, Ries, Altmühltal u. an d. oberen Donau (in German). DuMont. p. 57. ISBN 9783770108619.
- Thorncroft, Michael (1958). Trust in Freedom: The Story of Newington Green Unitarian Church 1708–1958. London: Private publication for the trustees of the church. p. 35.
- W. Francis (1989). Gazetteer of South India. Mittal Publ. p. 368.
- Russell Sturgis; Francis A. Davis, eds. (2013). Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building: An Unabridged Reprint of the 1901-2 Edition, Vol. II. Dover Publications. pp. 363–364. ISBN 9780486145921.
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