1724 in architecture

Overview of the events of 1724 in architecture

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The year 1724 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

## Events

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* Work recommences on the Salon d'Hercule at Versailles under Jacques Gabriel, after a break caused by the death of King Louis XIV of France in 1715.

## Buildings and structures

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See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1724

### Buildings completed

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Shire Hall, Monmouth

* Cannons, a house in Edgware, Middlesex, England, built for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos with façades designed by James Gibbs.
* Maids of Honour Row, terraced houses on Richmond Green, Richmond, Surrey, England.
* Chester Courthouse in Pennsylvania (North America).[1]
* Shire Hall, Monmouth, Great Britain.[2]
* Church of St. Edmund, Dudley, England.
* St. Stephanus, Bork, Germany.
* Cluj Jesuit Church in Transylvania (Romania).
* Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest, Romania.
* Rebuilt Sam Poo Kong temple in Semarang, Java.

## Awards

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* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jean-Pierre Le Tailleur de Boncourt.

## Births

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* June 8 – John Smeaton, English civil engineer (died 1792)
* October – Hans Næss, Danish architect (died 1795)
* date unknown – Julien-David Le Roy, French architect and archaeologist (died 1803)

## Deaths

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* January 24 – William Dickinson, English architect (born c.1670)
* March 8 – Enrico Zuccalli, Swiss architect working for the Wittelsbach regents of Bavaria and Cologne (born c.1642)[3]
* date unknown – Pierre Cailleteau, French architect and interior designer (born 1655)

## References

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1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ "The Shire Hall, Monmouth". Listed Buildings Online - British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
3. ^ Sabin Heym: Henrico Zuccalli: der kurbayerische Hofbaumeister. Schnell und Steiner. München/Zürich 1984, ISBN 3-7954-0365-0

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