1768 in architecture

Overview of the events of 1768 in architecture

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The year 1768 in architecture involved some significant events.

## Events

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The Paragon, Bath

* Work begins on Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia, designed by Thomas Jefferson.
* Duchal House, Scotland, extended.
* In Bath, England, St James' Church is designed by John Palmer of Bath (between 1768-1769).
* Potseluev Bridge, St Petersburg, Russia, reconstructed to accommodate horse traffic.
* Architects Domenico Merlini and Szymon Bogumił Zug are ennobled in Poland.

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### Buildings completed

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Petit Trianon

* Nathaniel Hill Brick House, Montgomery, New York.
* The Paragon, Bath, England, designed by Thomas Warr Attwood.[1]
* Petit Trianon, Versailles, France, originally designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel by the order of King Louis XV for his long-term mistress, Madame de Pompadour, but used by Queen Marie Antoinette.
* Blue Mosque, Yerevan.
* Façade of Theatine Church, Munich, designed by François de Cuvilliés, is completed by his son.
* Reconstruction of Puerta del Sol in Madrid and construction of Real Casa de Correos (post office) there, both begun by Ventura Rodríguez, are completed by Jaime Marquet.

## Births

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* April 12 – John Sanders, architect, first pupil of Sir John Soane (died 1826)
* May 11 – David Hamilton, Glasgow architect (died 1843)

## Deaths

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* February 8 – George Dance the Elder, City of London surveyor and architect (born 1695)
* March 11 – Giovanni Battista Vaccarini, Sicilian Baroque architect (born 1702)
* April 14 – François de Cuvilliés, Walloon-born Bavarian architect (born 1695)

## References

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1. ^ Lewis Baker, David. "The Paragon Bath #1". Yessy art gallery. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-09.

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