1758 in architecture

The year 1758 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

• Foundations of a new Church of Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, designed by Jacques-Germain Soufflot, are begun; the structure will be completed in 1790 by his pupil Jean-Baptiste Rondelet to serve as the Panthéon.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• Perrott's Folly in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England is completed.
• The Shire Hall, Warwick, England, designed by Sanderson Miller, is completed.
• The royal water garden of Taman Sari (Yogyakarta) on Java, designed by Tumenggung Mangundipura, is begun.

Births

• Charles Wyatt, English architect working in India (died 1819)
• Approximate date – Francesco Piranesi, Italian-born architectural engraver and architect (died 1810)

Deaths

• February 10 – Thomas Ripley, English architect (born c.1683)
• April 21 – Francesco Zerafa, Maltese architect (born 1679)

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