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Overview of the events of 1798 in architecture
The year 1798 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- September 2 – Opening of the
Teatro Comunale (Ferrara) in Italy,
[1] designed by
Cosimo Morelli and Antonio Foschini.
- Building of the first major example of
Egyptian Revival architecture,
Karlsruhe Synagogue in
Baden, designed by
Friedrich Weinbrenner.
- Completion of the
neoclassical summer retreat at
Castle Coole in
Northern Ireland, designed by
James Wyatt.
- Completion of the theatre and summer retreat at
Ostankino Palace near Moscow.
- Completion of the
Massachusetts State House in
Boston, designed by
Charles Bulfinch.
- Completion of the
Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida in
Madrid, designed by Felipe Fontana.
- Completion of the
İzzet Mehmet Pasha Mosque in
Safranbolu, Turkey.
- Completion of first
São João National Theatre in
Porto, Portugal as an opera house, designed by Vicente Mazzoneschi.
- Opening of the
Teatro della Concordia in
Iesi, Ancona.
- Building of
Bewdley Bridge over the
River Severn in England, designed by
Thomas Telford.
- Opening of the skew
Store Street Aqueduct on the
Ashton Canal in Manchester, designed by
Benjamin Outram.
- Completion of remodelling of
Romney's House,
Hampstead, London, to incorporate a studio and gallery, designed by Samuel Bunce.
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Deaths
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