1749 in architecture
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Buildings and structures
[edit]Buildings
[edit]- April 12 – The Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, England, designed by James Gibbs, is opened as a library.[1]
- Mathematical Bridge at Queens' College, Cambridge, England, designed by William Etheridge, is built by James Essex.
- La Vieille Charité almshouses in Marseille completed to the designs of Pierre Puget.
- Work begins on King's Chapel, in Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Peter Harrison.
- Work begins on Reales Astilleros de Esteiro in Ferrol, Spain.
Births
[edit]- June 9 – Andreas Kirkerup, Danish architect (died 1810)
- Louis Montoyer, Austrian Netherlands architect (died 1811)
- Angelo Venturoli, Italian architect (died 1821)
Deaths
[edit]- January 9 – Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, English courtier and architect (born 1693)
- January 31 – Roger Morris, English architect (born 1695)
References
[edit]- ^ Guest, Ivor (1991). Dr. John Radcliffe and His Trust. London: The Radcliffe Trust. p. 149. ISBN 0-9502482-1-5.
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