1742 in architecture
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1743 in architecture
1743 in architecture
See also:1742 in architecture,other events of 17431744 in architecture and thearchitecture timeline.-Buildings:* Construction begins on the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen, in Bavaria, designed by Johann Balthasar Neumann....

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Births

  • March 13 - Karl Friedrich Schinkel
    Karl Friedrich Schinkel
    Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany and designed both neoclassical and neogothic buildings.-Biography:Schinkel was born in Neuruppin, Margraviate of...

     (died 1841
    1841 in architecture
    The year 1841 in architecture involved some significant events.-Births:* February 7 - Auguste Choisy * July 10 - John Belcher * July 13 - Otto Wagner...

    )
  • Robert Mills
    Robert Mills (architect)
    Robert Mills , most famously known for designing the Washington Monument, is sometimes called the first native born American to become a professional architect, though Charles Bulfinch perhaps has a clearer claim to this honor...

     (died 1855
    1855 in architecture
    The year 1855 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Palais d'Industrie built for the World Fair in Paris* The Old Stone Church built in Cleveland, Ohio* The Victoria Tower in London, England is completed.-Awards:...

    )

Deaths

  • 29 June 1742 - Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach
    Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach
    Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, also Fischer von Erlach the younger was an Austrianarchitect of the baroque, Rococo and baroque classicism.-Life and career:...

     (born 1693)
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