1740 in architecture

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Overview of the events of 1740 in architecture

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* 1742
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The year 1740 in architecture involved some significant events.

## Events

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* In Ballymena (Ireland), the original Ballymena Castle burns down.

## Buildings and structures

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See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1740

### Buildings

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Teatro Regio (Turin)

* Teatro Regio (Turin) opened.
* Teatro di Santa Maria, Florence built.
* Falkenlust Palace, Brühl, Germany, completed.
* Château d'Hérouville, France, designed by Gaudot, built.
* Duff House in Banff, Scotland, designed by William Adam, is completed.
* In Boston, Massachusetts, Faneuil Hall, the covered market, is built by Huguenot merchant Pierre Faneuil.
* Old Library, Bristol, probably designed by James Paty the Elder, built.
* Örskär lighthouse, Sweden, rebuilt in stone to the design of Carl Hårleman.
* South Wing of St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, designed by James Gibbs, built.
* Saint Sampson's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, designed by Pietro Antonio Trezzini, consecrated
* Old First Presbyterian Church (Wilmington, Delaware) built.
* Chaurasi Khambon ki Chhatri, Bundi, Rajasthan, built.
* In Philadelphia, the house which will become known as Betsy Ross House is built.
* Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao on the Chiloé Archipelago completed by about this date.

## Births

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* Thomas Cooley, English-born architect working in Ireland (died 1784)[1]

## Deaths

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* Antonio Montauti, Italian sculptor, medallist and possible architect (born 1685)
* Approximate date – John Strahan, English architect

## References

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1. ^ "Thomas Cooley". British Museum. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

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